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9:35 PM ET, December 17, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Kourtney Kardashian — Another Young Guy Takes The Wheel (PHOTOS)  —  ANOTHER YOUNG GUY TAKES THE WHEEL  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kourtney Kardashian hit the town for the second time in a week with a much younger fella.  —  Kourt sat shotgun leaving dinner in Beverly Hills Wednesday night …
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People.com:
Kourtney Kardashian Fling Is an ‘Ego Boost’ for Justin Bieber, Says Source: 'He Couldn't Care Less' If It's for Revenge on Scott Disick  —  Justin Bieber is feeling good about his fling with Kourtney Kardashian, whom he was inseparable from while out on the town on Friday.
Heidi Parker For / Daily Mail:
Look away Bieber (and Disick)! …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Hollywood Life
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian, Justin Bieber: How Their Hot Hookups Began!
Discussion: What's New
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Kendall Jenner, Scott Disick Avoid Each Other at Chris Brown's Album Party
Discussion: PerezHilton
Bloomberg.com:
Shkreli, CEO Reviled for Drug Price Gouging, Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges  —  32-year-old suspected of plundering Retrophin to pay debts
Eriq Gardner / Billboard:
Rita Ora Demands Freedom From Roc Nation, Citing Jay Z's New Pursuits  —  EMAIL ME  —  Rita Ora, British chart-topping songstress and coach on The Voice UK, has filed a lawsuit that addresses the current state of Roc Nation and tests California's famous “seven-year rule” on personal service contracts.
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
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TMZ.com:
Rita Ora Sues Roc Nation — You Don't Care About Me ... So Set Me Free
Discussion: PerezHilton
Nicole Sperling / EW.com:
GHOSTBUSTERS: MEET KRISTEN WIIG'S ERIN GILBERT  —  Or at least the shoulder, mouth, and chin of the new paranormal warrior  —  The debut of the Ghostbusters reboot is a mere seven months away and writer/director Paul Feig is reticent to give away any details on the project.
Discussion: TIME, InStyle and Nerdist
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
See Melissa McCarthy Ready to Take Down the Supernatural in Ghostbusters Character Poster
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Nerdist
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Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:   Gigi Hadid and Tommy Hilfiger Join Forces on a Collection
BBC:
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli suspected of tax evasion  —  The Israeli supermodel, Bar Refaeli, is being investigated for suspected tax evasion in Israel.  —  Ms Refaeli is accused of failing to report millions of dollars in income earned abroad and tens of thousands of dollars in “celebrity benefits”.
Discussion: Dlisted and Starpulse
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TMZ.com:
YouTube Star Steven Fernandez — Arrested for Sex Plot with 12-Year-Old Girl (MUG SHOT)  —  YOUTUBE STAR STEVEN FERNANDEZ  —  ARRESTED FOR SEX PLOT WITH 12-YR-OLD … 7:45 AM PST — According to the LAPD — an investigation began last month — the alleged victim told cops Fernandez lured …
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
‘Boob-biting’ Azealia Banks arrested  —  New York rapper Azealia Banks, who's rumored to be on Rihanna's new album, was arrested outside Meatpacking club Up&Down on Wednesday after she allegedly went berserk and attacked a female security guard by punching her and “biting her in the boob,” sources said.
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Azealia Banks Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Female Security Guard by Biting Her Breast
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Kris Jenner — Obsessed Fan Arrested for Strolling into House  —  OBSESSED FAN ARRESTED  —  For Strolling into House … A Kardashian-obsessed man was busted after waltzing right into Kris Jenner's house in the middle of the day ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources tell us the man showed …
Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Chills!  See Natalie Portman Channel Jacqueline Kennedy in This Evocative First Still from Jackie  —  Jackie - oh!  —  Natalie Portman brings us right back to the days following John F. Kennedy's assassination in this still from the upcoming Jackie.  —  In this goosebump-inducing shot …
Discussion: Page Six
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Nancy Tartaglione / Deadline:
Natalie Portman As ‘Jackie’; First Look As LD Entertainment Boards Biopic
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Page Six:
Margaret Cho joins ‘Fashion Police’  —  Margaret Cho is joining E!'s “Fashion Police” as when the show returns in 2016.  Before her permanent “special co-host” gig, Cho had appeared as a celebrity guest on the fashion gab-fest.  —  Cho's addition follows this year's long-running talent shuffle …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom to Spend Christmas With His Kids in the Hospital: New Details  —  This year's Christmas celebration will be a special one for Lamar Odom.  The former NBA star, 36, is still recovering at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles after being found unconscious at a Nevada brothel in October …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Bruna Nessif / E! Online:
Kelis Gives Birth to Her Second Son  —  Congratulations, Kelis!  —  E! News has exclusively learned that the “Milkshake” singer welcomed a son in November.  “Kelis has a healthy baby,” an insider tells us.  Other details, including his name, have not been revealed just yet.
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Pregnant Anne Hathaway “Not Stressing” About Weight Gain, Staying “Very Low Maintenance”  —  To say Anne Hathaway is nailing her pregnancy journey may just be an understatement.  —  Less than a month after E! News confirmed that the actress was expecting her first child with Adam Shulman …
Michael K / Dlisted:
International Treasure Richard Simmons Has Retired From Public Life  —  It's daytime in Los Angeles right now, but the sun has already set, the birds have stopped chirping and dark clouds have covered the sky.  (Just pretend and go with me.)  The sun will probably never come out again, because it has no reason to.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Daily Mail and myfox8.com
 
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