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5:10 PM ET, December 16, 2013

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Nanci Hellmich / USA Today:
Jessica Simpson drops extra pounds from second baby  —  The star, who follows Weight Watchers, walks and works with a personal trainer, says staying active “makes me a happier person to be around.”  —  Jessica Simpson says “being pregnant for two years took a toll.”
Discussion: PopCrunch, Gossip Cop and Cele|bitchy
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Wade Rouse / People.com:
Jessica Simpson Loses Weight from Baby No. 2  —  After having two children in not even two years, Jessica Simpson says she is back to her pre-pregnancy weight thanks to Weight Watchers and chasing children.  —  “With both kids I'm running up and down my stairs a million times,” Simpson, 33, told USA Today.
Discussion: Style News
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Jessica Simpson Saw Weight Loss Results “Really Quickly,” Says Her Wedding Is Good Motivation
Discussion: Dlisted
Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Miley Cyrus Talks Ending Relationship With Liam Hemsworth, Fears Being Alone  —  In an interview with Barbara Walters, Miley Cyrus opened up about her past relationship with “Hunger Games” hunk Liam Hemsworth, saying she believes they moved too fast in getting engaged and that she grapples with the fear of being alone.
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:   Miley Cyrus Finally Opens Up About Liam Hemsworth Split: “I Was So Scared of Ever Being Alone”
Free Britney / The Hollywood Gossip:
Dylan Sprouse Nude Photos Tweeted By Disney Star's Ex, Go Viral  —  Dylan Sprouse of Disney Channel's Suite Life of Zak & Cody fame appears to be caught up in a nude photo scandal.  Never thought you'd hear that, did you?  —  Fans of the actor received an early Christmas present this weekend …
Discussion: BauSprouse and Hollywood Life
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:   Dylan Sprouse Nude Photos: Disney Star Admits Photos Are Real Via Twitter, Tumblr
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Jamie Dornan's Wife Amelia Warner Gives Birth to Baby Boy: Fifty Shades Star a Dad!  —  Jamie Dornan just took on yet another huge role: daddy!  The Fifty Shades of Grey star and wife Amelia Warner recently welcomed a baby boy, two sources confirm exclusively to Us Weekly.
Rachel Maresca / NY Daily News:
Married ‘Game of Thrones’ star Jason Momoa gets friendly with ex-fiancée  —  The HBO actor was seen cozying up to his former love in Beverly Hills on Saturday.  —  Jason Momoa spotted with his redheaded ex on Saturday in Beverly Hills.  —  Married “Games of Throne's” …
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
NEW SEX TAPE BEING RELEASED  —  This Time With a Dude  —  Stop us if you've heard this one before ... a sex tape featuring Tila Tequila will hit the internet in the next few weeks — except this time she's getting it on with a guy ... and the new tape is VERY HARDCORE.
Kia Makarechi / The Huffington Post:
Beyonce's Album Shatters Records With 828,773-Sale Weekend  —  Beyonce took a big risk in dropping her self-titled album on iTunes late last week without any pre-release promotion, and it's now abundantly clear that the bold move paid off.  The singer's camp tells The Huffington Post that …
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Jennifer Ramsay / Apple:
BEYONCÉ Shatters iTunes Store Records With 828,773 Albums Sold in Just Three Days
Discussion: Star and Just Jared
Michael K / Dlisted:
Beyonce Sells 500,000 Copies In Just 48 Hours
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Charlie Sheen — Denise Richards RUINED Christmas  —  DENISE RICHARDS RUINED CHRISTMAS  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Denise Richards is the Grinch who stole Christmas ... at least according to Charlie Sheen — who's pissed at his ex-wife for pulling the plug on his holiday plans with their daughters.
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Legendary Actress Joan Fontaine Dies at 96  —  The star of the Hitchcock classics “Suspicion” and “Rebecca” famously won an Oscar in 1942 over her bitter rival — her older sister Olivia de Havilland.  —  Joan Fontaine, the polished actress who achieved stardom in the early 1940s …
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Claudia Luther / Los Angeles Times:
Joan Fontaine, star of ‘Suspicion’ and ‘Rebecca,’ dies at 96
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Justin Harp / Digital Spy:   Suspicion star Joan Fontaine dies, aged 96
Wade Rouse / People.com:
Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn's Holiday Card Is Going to the Dogs  —  Wonder how many takes Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell's family photo required?  —  In a week that saw a holiday homage to awkward family photos - from Kelly Clarkson's kooky Christmas card to Mena Suvari's purr-fect picture …
Sherryl Connelly / NY Daily News:
Snooki quit drinking after club scare: ‘My milk was so full of alcohol, I could have used it to start a bonfire’  —  The pint-sized reality star detailed her journey from party girl to mother in new book ‘Baby Bumps’  —  In a new memoir, Snooki writes that she quit drinking after finding her breastmilk full of alcohol.
Discussion: The Blemish
People.com:
Khloé Kardashian Is Not Dating Matt Kemp  —  The ink has barely dried on Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom's divorce papers, but rumors are already swirling that a new romance is brewing for the reality star.  —  Just hours before Kardashian, 29, filed for divorce Friday morning …
 
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Jason Chester / Daily Mail:
Plenty to twerk about! …
Discussion: Bossip
Alistair McGeorge / mirror:
Kim Kardashian wants two more babies with “best friend” Kanye West and looks forward to family Christmas
TMZ.com:
Michael Clarke Duncan — Family Fight Over Unmarked Tomb
Discussion: Reality TV Magazine
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Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Beyonce's Surprise Album: How She Kept It Secret
Discussion: PerezHilton and CONCRETELOOP.COM
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Zac Efron Smiling Again at Colts Game After Broken Jaw Heals: See the Picture!
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Hugh Armitage / Digital Spy:
Star Wars Episode 7 script still not finalised
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer expects Google's share of the US search ad market to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, Apple, and others make gains

Matthew Jordan / The Conversation:
As Congress tries to force carmakers to install AM radios as a matter of public interest, it should push licensed stations to abide by public interest standards

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91

 
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