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5:35 PM ET, December 17, 2015

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Bloomberg.com:
Shkreli, CEO Reviled for Drug Price Gouging, Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges  —  32-year-old suspected of plundering Retrophin to pay debts
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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  —  Azealia Banks got herself into a physical altercation last night.  —  E! News has learned that the rapper was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly assaulting a female security guard outside Meatpacking club Up&Down.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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.
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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 …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Us Weekly
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Kendall Jenner, Scott Disick Avoid Each Other at Chris Brown's Album Party
Discussion: PerezHilton
Arianna Davis / Us Weekly:
David Foster Thinks Ex-Wife Yolanda Foster Is ‘Exaggerating’ Her Illness  —  “I spend most of my days in bed,” Yolanda Foster told Us Weekly of coping with chronic Lyme disease at the December 3 sixth-season premiere party for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills held in Hollywood.
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Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:   Gigi Hadid and Tommy Hilfiger Join Forces on a Collection
Taylor Armstrong / Bravo TV Official Site:
I Wasn't Questioning Yolanda  —  Taylor explains her interest in Yolanda's illness.
Discussion: Starpulse
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
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 …
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 …
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
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: Starpulse
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People.com:
Rob Kardashian Is ‘Struggling, and It Makes the Family Sad,’ Says Source  —  Rob Kardashian's sisters Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian have been sharing messages of support for the troubled star, on social media - as a source close to the family says he continues to battle personal issues.
Discussion: In Touch Weekly and PerezHilton
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 …
Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Girlfriend Lauren Hashian Welcome Baby Girl  —  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is now officially a father of two!  —  The 43-year-old wrestler-turned-actor's girlfriend Lauren Hashian gave birth to a healthy baby girl on Wednesday, sources confirm to E! News exclusively.
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Kendall Jenner: Kylie Jenner 'Doesn't Have Her Priorities Straight' — Watch  —  Kendall Jenner thinks that Kylie Jenner doesn't spend enough time with her family.  In a sneak peek of Sunday's Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the 20-year-old model gets frustrated when her younger sister opts …
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Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Kendall Jenner: Kylie Jenner and I “Never Get to Spend Time With Each Other”
Discussion: Just Jared
Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Khloe Kardashian to give makeovers to heartbroken people in new series, ‘Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian’  —  Khloe Kardashian is feeling particularly charitable this holiday season.  —  The reality star is set to host a new, E! Network series titled “Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian …
Discussion: Starpulse
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
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 and Daily Mail
 
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
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‘My hero, my king, my everything’ - Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery pays tribute to fiance at funeral
Discussion: Us Weekly
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Breaking Up to Making Up: Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd's Love Story …
Discussion: Starpulse and Style News
Jeanette Settembre / New York Daily News:
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid give homeless hottie his big modeling break
Discussion: Just Jared
 

 
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CNN confirms Kaitlan Collins as its chief White House correspondent; she will become CNN's first prime-time anchor to also serve as its top White House reporter

 
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