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11:05 AM ET, December 24, 2013

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NY Daily News:
Kanye West, labels hit with lawsuit by former child singer for using his voice  —  The suit names West and music companies Roc-A-Fella Records, Island Def-Jam Music, Rhino Entertainment and Universal Music Group as defendants, accusing them of wrongly using the voice of a then-12-year-old taken from a '60s album.
Discussion: Stereogum and Pitchfork
Stephen M. Silverman / People.com:
Hugh Jackman Pulls Out of Houdini Broadway Musical  —  The ultimate disappearing act?  —  Producers of an eagerly anticipated 2014 Broadway musical about escape artist supreme Harry Houdini confirmed Monday that the show has lost its star, the inestimable Hugh Jackman.
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Gordon Cox / Variety:
Hugh Jackman Exits Brewing Broadway Musical ‘Houdini’  —  Actor cites scheduling constraints as the reason for leaving a project to which he's been attached for years  —  Hugh Jackman has stepped away from the upcoming Broadway musical “Houdini,” citing the scheduling demands of developing …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Britney Spears — I LOVE SEX, But ...  I LOVE SEX  —  But ...  12/24/2013 6:15 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Britney Spears admits ... she ain't exactly the sexual dynamo she used to be back in her “I'm a Slave for U” days ... but the 32-year-old says she still LOVES to get down.
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X17 Online:
Britney Spears Talks Sex, Sin City And Growing Up In The Spotlight In New Documentary
Matt Kemp / TMZ.com:
We're Just ‘Friends’  —  Matt Kemp is NOT filling Lamar Odom's shoes ... telling TMZ Sports there's no romantic relationship with Khloe Kardashian, despite rumors to the contrary — they're just “friends.”  —  The L.A. Dodgers superstar was leaving a doctor's office in Bev Hills moments ago …
Discussion: X17 Online
Megan Gustashaw / The Zoe Report:
A Note From Rachel  —  As loyal readers of The Zoe Report, I wanted you to be the first to see a picture of the beautiful new addition to our family, Kaius Jagger Berman, aka “Kai”.  —  Rodger, Skyler and I are madly in love and will be happily hibernating for the next couple of weeks.
Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Trouble In Paradise?  Jessica Biel Didn't Attend ‘SNL’ Bash With Hubby Justin Timberlake, Partygoers Question If They've Split  —  Justin Timberlake's biggest fan and wife, Jessica Biel, wasn't present for his appearance on Saturday Night Live over the weekend leading partygoer's at the after-party …
Discussion: Bossip
Inside TV:
The Late Greats: Ryan Murphy remembers Cory Monteith  —  Ryan Murphy, the co-creator of Glee, delivered a eulogy at a private memorial service in July for Cory Monteith.  Read an excerpt below.  —  For me, Cory was both the beginning and the ending of Glee...literally.
TMZ.com:
HE VANTED A PRENUP ... AND IT PAID OFF!  —  “Vampire Diaries” star Paul Wesley is rightfully sucking the joint bank account dry ... we've learned he's getting the lion's share of loot in his divorce from Torrey DeVitto ... a divorce that is now final.  —  Turns out Paul and Torrey …
Amber Ryland / RADAR:
Inside Demi Lovato & Wilmer Valderrama's Secret Romance: Did He Buy Her An Engagement Ring?  —  Exes Demi Lovato and Wilmer Valderrama have rekindled their romance and although they've desperately been trying to keep it private, RadarOnline.com has all the exclusive details of their relationship …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sarah / People.com:
Jared Padalecki Welcomes Second Son  —  It's another boy for Jared Padalecki!  —  The Supernatural star and his wife Genevieve Cortese Padalecki welcomed their second child on Sunday, Dec. 22, he announced via Twitter on Monday evening.  —  “My amazingly strong wife home-birthed a happy and healthy baby boy last night.
TMZ.com:
Barron Hilton — Criminal Investigation CLOSED .... Unless ...  CRIMINAL BEATDOWN INVESTIGATION CLOSED UNLESS ...  EXCLUSIVE  —  The criminal investigation into the brutal beatdown of Paris' Hilton's brother is on ice ... because Barron Hilton is not cooperating ... TMZ has learned.
Ethan Sacks / NY Daily News:
Kate Winslet, husband Ned Rocknroll reveal name of their son: Bear Winslet  —  Bear Winslet was born at NHS Hospital in Sussex County in England on Dec. 7 and is the couple's first child together, the Oscar-winning actress' third.  —  Kate Winslet (L) and her husband Ned Rocknroll named …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Anya / People.com:
Kate Winslet Names Her Son Bear
 
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Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/ Zac Efron's Broken Jaw Happened During...Sex?!
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
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Lea Michele Takes Time to ‘Recharge, Relax’
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Brody Jenner Talks Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles Romance: “Kendall Will Be Doing the Heartbreaking”
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Presenting The Hiddleston Vs. Cumberbatch Dance-Off
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Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer: Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, TikTok, and others rise

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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