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9:45 AM ET, December 18, 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 …
Discussion: X17 Online
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian, Justin Bieber: How Their Hot Hookups Began!
Discussion: What's New
Heidi Parker For / Daily Mail:
Look away Bieber (and Disick)! …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Kendall Jenner, Scott Disick Avoid Each Other at Chris Brown's Album Party
Discussion: PerezHilton
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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Aliyah Shamsher / Elle Canada:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Pop superstar Rita Ora on finding her voice  —  What's next for the Brit megatalent?  —  On a late September afternoon, Rita Ora arrives for lunch at Toronto's Colette Grand Café.  Sunglasses on, she is ushered to the table by a sea of people (all with cellphones in hand).
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
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: What's New, Dlisted and Starpulse
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Agence France-Presse:
Model Bar Refaeli grilled over massive Israel tax evasion  —  Israel's most famous model Bar Refaeli was arrested and questioned for allegedly evading taxes on millions of dollars of income from abroad by lying about her residency, Israeli authorities said Thursday.
Simon Perry / People.com:
Merry Christmas from George and Charlotte!  The Royal Family of Four Is All Smiles in New Holiday Card  —  Merry Christmas from the royal cuties!  —  Prince George and little sister Princess Charlotte light up the holiday season alongside their proud parents in an image shot for the family's Christmas card.
Discussion: Celebrity Baby Scoop
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
Eric Ray / Hollywood Life:
Kylie Jenner Dissing Tyga's Sexual Prowess To Her Sisters — Ouch  —  Kylie Jenner's got a serious problem with Tyga and she's venting to her sisters about it.  The reality-star is disappointed in man's sex game and she's letting the clan in on her less than thrilling bedtime stories.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:   Kendall Jenner: Kylie Jenner 'Doesn't Have Her Priorities Straight' — Watch
ESPN:
LeBron James careens into seats; Jason Day's wife stretchered off  —  CLEVELAND — LeBron James tumbled into the wife of star PGA Tour golfer Jason Day while chasing a loose ball Thursday night, causing her to be taken from the floor by stretcher and to a local hospital.
Discussion: Us Weekly and The Wrap
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Madonna Submits Declaration in Court That Sean Penn Never Assaulted Her  —  The actor amends his $10 million lawsuit against ‘Empire’ co-creator Lee Daniels.  —  On Thursday, Sean Penn filed an amended complaint in his defamation lawsuit against Empire co-creator and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lee Daniels.
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
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.
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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Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
Kelly Rutherford Will Be Able to See Her Children for Christmas - as U.S. Court Rejects Her Final Appeal
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
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Chris Harnick / E! Online:
Fuller House Premiere Date Revealed—Welcome the Tanners Back This February
Discussion: Starpulse
Rick / Hollywoodtuna:
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Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom to Spend Christmas With His Kids in the Hospital: New Details
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Chills! See Natalie Portman Channel Jacqueline Kennedy in This Evocative First Still from Jackie
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Page Six
Char Adams / People.com:
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Turn L.A. Event Into Adorable Date Night (Again)
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Pregnant Anne Hathaway “Not Stressing” About Weight Gain, Staying “Very Low Maintenance”
Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Khloe Kardashian to give makeovers to heartbroken people in new series, ‘Revenge Body with Khloe Kardashian’
Discussion: Starpulse
Steve Helling / People.com:
Survivor's Abi-Maria Gomes: I ‘Absolutely’ Could Have Won the Game
Discussion: Dlisted
 

 
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Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
OpenAI suspends access to Sora in response to a group of artists leaking access to the tool in protest of the company's treatment of creative professionals

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
X files an objection to including X accounts belonging or related to Infowars in the outlet's bankruptcy auction, arguing it has ownership of all X accounts

Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
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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