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2:30 PM ET, December 4, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Scott Weiland — Found Dead on Tour Bus … EXCLUSIVE  —  Rock star Scott Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota ... TMZ has learned.  —  Weiland was on tour with his band Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts ... they were supposed to play the Medina Ballroom tonight, but the show was cancelled.
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Scott Weiland — Death Caused by Cardiac Arrest ... Police Dispatch Audio  —  DEATH CAUSED BY CARDIAC ARREST  —  ... Police Dispatch Audio … Scott Weiland died from cardiac arrest ... this according to first responder audio.  —  TMZ has obtained communications between the Bloomington …
Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times:
Scott Weiland, frontman for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, dies at 48  —  Scott Weiland at KROQ's Weenie Roast at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Irvine in June 2001.  —  Scott Weiland, the charismatic rock vocalist who first gained fame with 1990s rock band Stone Temple Pilots, has died, according to his wife.
Discussion: Us Weekly and World of Wonder
Shirley Halperin / Billboard:
Scott Weiland, Former Stone Temple Pilots Singer, Dead at 48  —  EMAIL ME  —  Scott Weiland, the former frontman for rock bands Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, has died, his Facebook page confirmed early Friday morning (Dec. 4).  —  “Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer …
Scott Weiland / Facebook:
Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band The Wildabouts.  At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott's family be respected.
TMZ.com:
Scott Weiland — Friends Panicked ... He Was Off Wagon with Crack
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
George Stark / People.com:
Stone Temple Pilots Star Scott Weiland Has Died at 48
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Ellen Yan / Newsday:
Jelani Maraj, brother of pop star Nicki Minaj, charged with rape, source says
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Nicki Minaj's Brother — Charged with Rape
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Jotham Sederstrom / New York Daily News:   Nicki Minaj's brother charged with raping 12-year-old on Long Island
E! Online:
Pregnant Kim Kardashian Admits She's Feeling “Fat as F—k” Right Now  —  Kim Kardashian is feeling “fat as f—k” as she prepares to give birth to her and Kanye West's second child this month.  —  The 35-year-old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is in her ninth month of pregnancy.
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Bshilliday / Hollywood Life:   Kim Kardashian Confesses 'I'm Fat As F*** & My Cankles Are Out Of Control'
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Tyra Banks Confirmed to Reprise Role as Eve in Disney Channel's ‘Life-Size’ Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Following much speculation surrounding “Life-Size 2,” Variety has exclusively learned that Tyra Banks will reprise her role as Eve in the sequel to the 2000 flick, which is officially in development …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
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Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Tyra Banks Will Reprise Her Role as Eve in Upcoming Life-Size Sequel
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Yolanda Foster Makes First Public Appearance Since Divorce News: “I'm Trying to Get Through It One Day at a Time”  —  Taking it a day at a time.  Yolanda Foster made her first public appearance since news of her split from husband David Foster broke on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Discussion: Page Six
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Rebecca Rosenberg / Page Six:
‘Orange Is the New Black’ star busted for allegedly punching teen girl  —  A star of Netflix's hit prison show “Orange is the New Black” was busted in July for allegedly punching, scratching and pulling the hair of a teen girl, The Post has learned.  —  Dascha Polanco, 33 …
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Aaron Couch / People.com:
Orange Is the New Black Star Dascha Polanco Accused of Assaulting Teenage Girl
Discussion: PerezHilton
Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal:
Coldplay to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show  —  Band to withhold new ‘A Head Full of Dreams’ album From Spotify  —  British rock band Coldplay will headline the halftime show at the National Football League's Super Bowl 50 in February, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Dotson Rader / PARADE Magazine:
Chris Hemsworth Tackles a Whale of a Tale: In the Heart of the Sea  —  More by Dotson  —  Chris Hemsworth has been a demigod, a hunky fairy-tale huntsman and a Formula One racing champ.  But none of those roles were anything like Owen Chase, the first mate of the ill-fated whaling ship Essex …
TMZ.com:
Dies in Car Wreck  —  Disney star Tiffany Thornton's husband Chris Carney — a musician and TV star — was killed in a single car accident in his home state of Arkansas.  —  Carney and another man, Ezekiel Blanton, were pronounced dead on the scene.  They wrecked early Friday morning …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Charlie Sheen's Ex-Fiancée Brett Rossi Sues Him After HIV Revelation, Claims He Forced Her to Have an Abortion  —  Porn star Brett Rossi is suing Charlie Sheen after he allegedly hid his HIV-positive status during their relationship.  —  Rossi, born Scottine Ross …
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Baltimore Sun:
‘Little’ Melvin Williams, Baltimore drug kingpin who appeared on ‘The Wire,’ dies  —  ‘Little Melvin’ Williams, pictured here in 1986 at Lewisburg Pa. Federal Prison, died Thursday.  He was 73. … Melvin Williams, whose life as a West Baltimore drug kingpin in the 1960s and post-prison redemption earned …
Discussion: People.com and PerezHilton
ca.hellomagazine.com:
Exclusive: Ryan Gosling on Esmeralda's first Christmas and his devotion to Eva Mendes  —  Ryan Gosling is a proud father, partner and, of course, Canuck.  “I love being Canadian,” he tells us, adding, “I think growing up in Canada gives you a world perspective that I certainly enjoy.”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Nicolas Cage — Hailed for Helping Track Down Kidnapping Victim  —  Hailed for Helping ...  TRACK DOWN KIDNAPPING VICTIM … Nicolas Cage's most heroic role yet is the real-life social media move he made that helped cops find a missing 15-year-old, and her alleged captor ... according to her parents.
 
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From Mediagazer:

Frank Connelly / Bloomberg:
Vivendi says one of its small investors seeks to delay Vivendi's spinoff of Canal+, Havas, and Louis Hachette Group; shareholders were due to vote December 9

Daniel Kaplan / Awful Announcing:
The US DOJ and 17 state attorneys general file briefs for Fubo and against Venu Sports, which is trying to get an injunction lifted that blocked Venu's launch

Associated Press:
A US federal judge dismisses a defamation lawsuit against Fox News by Ray Epps, who said Fox aired conspiracy theories about his January 6 riot involvement

 
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