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7:35 AM ET, December 20, 2012

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Anya / People.com:
Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy Welcome Son Cyrus Michael Christopher  —  It will be a very happy holiday for Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy!  —  The Homeland star, 33, and her actor husband welcomed their first child, son Cyrus Michael Christopher Dancy, on Monday, Dec. 17, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
TMZ.com:
Sam Donaldson — ARRESTED for DUI  —  BUSTED FOR DUI  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Sam Donaldson — the veteran ABC newsman and political correspondent — was arrested for DUI in Delaware earlier this month.  —  According to law enforcement, 78-year-old Donaldson was pulled over on December 1 …
TMZ.com:
Miley Cyrus — Grabs a Handful of ‘Big Booty Ho’ for Her Birthday  —  ‘BIG BOOTY HO’  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Miley Cyrus had a butt-naked birthday celebration — latching on to a stripper's bare ass, and TMZ has the first pic of the awesome encounter ... inspired by none other than 2 Chainz!
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:   Miley Cyrus Grabs Stripper's Butt During Raunchy Birthday Celebration: Picture
lifeandstylemag.com:
Justin Bieber Caught With Victoria's Secret Model Barbara Palvin in Miami (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Life & Style can reveal that while in Miami to co-host the Y100 Jingle Ball on Dec. 8, Justin Bieber secretly met up with Victoria's Secret model Barbara Palvin — the same girl he was spotted getting cozy …
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Tim Tebow, Camilla Belle Break Up  —  Credit: Larry Busacca/Getty Images; Dave M. Benett/Getty Images  —  Tim Tebow will have to start praying for a new lady.  —  After less than two months of dating, the New York Jets quarterback and actress Camilla Belle have called it quits, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and New York Post
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Ben Affleck falls out of ‘Focus’  —  Busy sked won't allow for role in WB's grifter pic  —  With an increasingly busy schedule, Ben Affleck has fallen out of Warner Bros.' “Focus.”  —  Sources close to Affleck tell Variety that while the actor very much wanted to do the film, the timing just couldn't be worked out.
Lindsay Lohan / TMZ.com:
I'm Not a Trailer-Trashing Toilet Clogger!  —  Lindsay Lohan says she's been framed — she couldn't have trashed her “Scary Movie 5” trailer ... 'cause it was trashed when she got there, and producers retaliated because they were pissed off she was a no-show for the first day of shooting ... so Lindsay is telling close friends.
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Michael K / Dlisted:
Yes, It's Finally Come To This
X17 Online:
TAYLOR SWIFT STANDS BY BOYFRIEND HARRY STYLES' SIDE AS HE GETS YET ANOTHER TATTOO  —  One Direction hottie Harry Styles returned to Shamrock Social Club in West Hollywood last night for yet another tattoo, and this time he was accompanied by lady love Taylor Swift!
Discussion: PerezHilton and Celeb Digs
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Wendy Michaels / Cambio:
Harry Styles New Tattoo: Same as Taylor Swift “I Knew You Were Trouble” Video?
Discussion: The Blemish and Gawker
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.
TMZ.com:
‘Pumped Up Kicks’ Yanked from L.A. Airwaves After Newtown Massacre  —  ‘PUMPED UP KICKS’  —  Yanked from L.A. Airwaves  —  After Newtown Massacre  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Foster the People's hit song “Pumped Up Kicks” — whose lyrics depict a violent school shooting — won't be getting …
Discussion: Gawker, New York Post and PerezHilton
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Rose McGowan Cast In ‘Once Upon A Time’ Origin Episode As Young Cora  —  EXCLUSIVE: ABC's Once Upon A Time regularly goes back in time to Storybrook residents' former lives in fairytale land.  Now the show will jump even further back in the past with an origin episode.
Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber, Ashton Kutcher SWATTER — 12 YEARS OLD!!!  —  JUSTIN, ASHTON SWATTER  —  12 YEARS OLD!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The juvenile who was arrested for phoning in crank 911 calls — claiming there was gun violence at the homes of Justin Bieber and Ashton Kutcher — is only 12 years old ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Snooki Says Her Wild Past Isn't ‘Really a Big Deal’  —  Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi has traded in dance clubs for diaper duty, but that doesn't mean she's ashamed of her hard-partying ways.  —  “[My wild days] aren't really a big deal,” the Jersey Shore star and new mom to son Lorenzo told PEOPLE on Tuesday.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Brett Malec / E! Online:
NEWS/Snooki Talks First Christmas With Baby Boy Lorenzo, What Jersey Shore Star Wants for the Holidays
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
RADAR:
LeAnn Rimes Obsessed With Brandi Glanville, Insider Says  —  Since hooking up with Eddie Cibrian more than three years ago, LeAnn Rimes has been at constant odds with the actor's ex-wife, Brandi Glanville, and an insider tells Star magazine the long-running feud has worn the singer down to the point …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
PARADE Magazine:
Hugh Jackman on His Epic Role in ‘Les Mis’, What He Gives Up to Look Like Wolverine, and Cherishing Fatherhood  —  Hugh Jackman, 44, is on the short list of Oscar favorites for his work in Les Misérables, in which he portrays Jean Valjean, a despairing ex-convict who turns his life around …
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and Just Jared
The Superficial:
Our Celebrity Boobs And Crotch Shots Are Faster Now.  It's A Christmas Miracle!  —  “Waft in that speed!”  - Santa  —  As some of you already noticed, our new gallery setup went live last night and speaking in the most technical of terms, it's fast as f**k.
Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
Angelina Jolie to Direct WWII Drama ‘Unbroken’  —  The film tells the story of Olympian and war veteran Louis Zamperini, who survived on a raft for weeks after a plane crash and later was captured by the Japanese.  —  Angelina Jolie is in talks to direct the World War II drama Unbroken for Universal Pictures and Walden Media.
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Accused of ANIMAL CRUELTY ... by Hamster Org.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Joss Whedon's ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Pilot Enlists ‘Nashville’ Actress (Exclusive)
Discussion: TV Fanatic
Joel Stein / TIME:
The Hardest Choice: 2012's Coolest Person of the Year
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Jenna Dewan-Tatum Debuts Baby Bump at VH1 Divas Concert!
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Bryan Singer To Spearhead ‘Twilight Zone’ Series Reboot For CBS TV Studios
Discussion: PerezHilton and AfterElton.com
Jana Winter / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Fear of being committed may have caused Connecticut gunman to snap
Chris Harnick / The Huffington Post:
Jason Schwartzman On ‘Parks And Rec’: ‘Bored To Death’ Actor To Guest Star
Discussion: Hollywood.com and TV Fanatic
 Earlier Picks: 
Sarah / People.com:
James Marsden Welcomes Son William Luca
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Exclusive: Melissa Gorga Gets Book Deal to Write About “Sexy, Real” Marriage
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Perez Hilton:
Blake Shelton And Adam Levine Pick Up Shakira And Usher For A Sing-Along The Fourth Season Of The Voice!
Discussion: omg! and X17 Online
Simon Perry / People.com:
Prince William and Kate Lunch with the Royal Family
Discussion: Crushable and PerezHilton
 

 
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

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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