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5:40 PM ET, December 20, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Lamar Odom — Huge Step In Recovery  —  HUGE STEP IN RECOVERY  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lamar Odom made a huge stride in his recovery this week ... taking steps for the first time without assistance.  —  Sources close to Lamar tell us he hadn't been able to move without a walker.
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom's Health Is Improving, Athlete Is Now Walking “Without the Walker”  —  Hopeful for the holidays.  Lamar Odom's condition has been improving over the past few weeks, a source confirms to Us Weekly, explaining that the progress is happening “little by little.”
Will Mendelson / Us Weekly:
DJ Steve Aoki Marries Longtime Girlfriend Tiernan Cowling  —  Saying “I do!”  DJ Steve Aoki married his longtime girlfriend, Australian model Tiernan Cowling, on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Friday, December 18, Us Weekly exclusively confirms.  —  “Steve married his longtime girlfriend in a small …
Discussion: Daily Mail, Your EDM and Just Jared
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Kim Richards Is Returning to Reality - Which Family Member Is She Bringing Along?  —  Well, that was fast.  —  Six months after it was revealed that Kim Richards would not be returning to the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast full time, the former child star has a brand new gig.
Discussion: Starpulse
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Aili Nahas / People.com:
Real Housewives Drama: Kyle Richards and Sister Kathy Hilton 'Aren't Speaking,' Says Source  —  Not-so-Merry Christmas!  —  It's been a rough year for Kim Richards and her sister Kyle Richards, who weathered a painful estrangement as Kim struggled with alcohol abuse issues and subsequently entered rehab earlier this year.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
Halina Watts / mirror:
Adele says she quit smoking because she feared for her life  —  “If I'd carried on smoking I'd probably have died from a smoking-related illness and I think that's really bad”  —  Adele has revealed that she quit smoking because she feared it would kill her.
Will Mendelson / Us Weekly:
Jenelle Evans Celebrates 24th Birthday With Boyfriend David Eason  —  Party like it's her birthday!  Jenelle Evans celebrated her 24th birthday with her boyfriend, David Eason, on Saturday, December 19, at the Empire Hotel rooftop in NYC, and Us Weekly has the exclusive details.
Will Mendelson / Us Weekly:
Madonna Shares Sweet Pic With Sean Penn Days After Defending Him in Lawsuit  —  Standing by his side.  Madonna shared a throwback photo with ex-husband Sean Penn on Twitter on Saturday, December 19, days after she defended him in a lawsuit.  —  “2 rebel hearts on a couch,” the pop queen …
Discussion: Starpulse
Andrea Park / People.com:
Joey Feek and her Family Receive a Very Special Visit from Santa Claus: ‘A Week Early, But Right on Time’  —  Christmas came early for Joey Feek.  —  The country singer and her daughter Indiana, 22 months, were visited by Santa Claus on Friday evening, husband Rory wrote on his blog This Life I Live on Friday night.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Calls Other Teen Moms “Losers” After They Post Video Calling Her a “Bitch,” “Hoe Bag” … Watch With Us  —  OMG!  Val Chmerkovskiy Gives Us Weekly Staffer a Shirtless Lap Dance  —  NEXT UP
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Another Big Step in Their Romance!  Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Meet Each Other's Parents  —  Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have taken another big step in their relationship: meeting the parents.  —  On a recent trip to his home in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, the country singer, 39 …
Discussion: Just Jared, Starpulse and PerezHilton
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Char Adams / People.com:
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Are All Smiles During Romantic Evening Drive
Discussion: What's New
Aaron Couch / People.com:
Jessa (Duggar) Seewald ‘Selfishly’ Sad Sister Jill Wasn't Around for Her Pregnancy: ‘I Really Want You to Be Here’  —  Goodbyes are tough.  —  In Sunday's episode of Jill & Jessa: Counting On, Jill (Duggar) Dillard and her husband Derick prepare to move to Central America for missionary work, and the family is taking it hard.
Discussion: Starpulse
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Selena Gomez Wins Billboard's Chart-Topper of the Year: ‘I Have So Much More to Prove’  —  Congratulations, Selena Gomez!  —  The 23-year-old singer's latest LP, Revival, is her most personal project yet, and fans and critics have noticed her hard work.  Recently, Gomez enjoyed the fruits …
Discussion: Starpulse
 
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Julia Marsh / Page Six:
Beyoncé and Jay Z win ‘Drunk in Love’ sampling suit
Discussion: Music Times and Bossip
Andrew Flanagan / Billboard:
The Beatles Set to Stream on Christmas Eve: Sources
Gina Bacchiocchi / RADAR:
Amber Portwood Wins Custody Battle Against Ex Gary Shirley Over Daughter Leah
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Tom Arnold Welcomes Daughter Quinn Sophie
New York Daily News:
Hollywood PDA: Stars go public with their affection
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New York Daily News:
Teresa Giudice just wants a Starbucks cappuccino after 15-month prison stint
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Katie Holmes Takes Suri Cruise to Meet Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton: See the Pic!
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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

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
A group published a project on Hugging Face that seemingly granted brief access to OpenAI's Sora, protesting what it calls duplicity and “art washing” by OpenAI

 
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