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5:50 PM ET, December 21, 2015

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Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach Opens Up About ‘Confusing’ Miss Universe Win  —  The new Miss Universe, Pia Wurtzbach, says she's “still in awe of everything.”  —  After an awkward and embarrassing mix-up during the finale of this year's Miss Universe pageant, Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach, was (eventually) crowned the winner.
Discussion: Us Weekly, PerezHilton and Just Jared
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Miss Universe / Fox News:
Miss Universe pageant host Steve Harvey makes huge gaffe, names wrong winner
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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.”
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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.
Sam Lansky / TIME:
Adele on Motherhood, Social Media and Breaking Records  —  “How am I supposed to write a real record if I'm waiting for half a million likes on a f—ing photo?  That ain't real”  —  When her new album 25 was released on Nov. 18, Adele shattered countless sales records—most significantly …
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Michael Lohan — Surrenders to Cops in Battery Case  —  SURRENDERS TO COPS  —  In Battery Case … 9:12 AM PT — Lohan has been released on his own recognizance under several conditions including no weapons, alcohol or illegal drugs and he will be subject to random testing.
Elizabeth Durand Streisand / Us Weekly:
‘Jill & Jessa: Counting On’ Recap: Anna Duggar Is Praying for Her Marriage to Be Restored  —  It's been a rough year for Anna Duggar as her husband, Josh Duggar, was caught in not one, but two sexually charged scandals that have rocked their marriage and effectively ended the run of their family's hit TV show, 19 Kids and Counting.
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Chancellor Agard / People.com:
Anna Duggar Says Her ‘Prayer and Hope Is for Our Marriage to Be Restored’ After Josh Duggar Infidelity Scandal
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and PerezHilton
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 …
TMZ.com:
Fetty Wap Ripped ‘Baby Mama’ ... You're a Birth Control Trap Queen  —  Ripped ‘Baby Mama’...  YOU'RE A BIRTH CONTROL TRAP QUEEN … Fetty Wap lit into his alleged baby mama over her stance on abortion, and insinuated she got knocked up on purpose.  —  As we've reported …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
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.
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Raven-Symoné Apologizes to NeNe Leakes After The View Drama: “I Don't Understand What Happened”  —  Raven-Symoné is trying to clear the air with one very upset reality star.  —  After appearing on The View on Nov. 17, NeNe Leakes told Andy Cohen the ladies of the daytime talk show …
Discussion: PerezHilton and What's New
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Reveals His Mom Put Him in ‘Time Out’ for a Month After He Dumped Peta Murgatroyd  —  After Maksim Chmerkovskiy he broke up with Peta Murgatroyd in early 2013, his family “shunned” him and his mom put him in “time out for, like, a month,” he has revealed to PEOPLE.
Discussion: Starpulse and Celeb Gossip …
Claire Rutter / mirror:
Simon Cowell blasts Zayn Malik as “rude” for slamming One Direction's music  —  The music mogul reckons that the former 1D star will have a re-think eventually  —  X Factor boss Simon Cowell has put Zayn Malik on blast for his rant about One Direction music in his explosive interview.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Hours after grandson's death, Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  Jeremy Carter, 28, died early Sunday after his heart stopped at his family's home in Peachtree City.  —  PLAINS — On Sunday, two weeks after making the cheerful announcement that there was no remaining sign …
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Lynette Rice / EW.com:
THIS WEEK'S COVER: OH BABY! BRIDGET JONES IS BACK IN EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK
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Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
James Franco Teams With Lifetime for ‘Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?’ Remake
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Elizabeth Durand Streisand / Us Weekly:
‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Recap: Kenya Moore Confronts Tammy Browning McCall's Nephew
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Patrick Gomez / People.com:
How Eva Longoria Fell in Love with Fiancé José ‘Pepe’ …
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TMZ.com:
Meek Mill — I'm Hemorrhaging Money Because of That Judge
Discussion: Bossip and Page Six
Will Mendelson / Us Weekly:
Madonna Shares Sweet Pic With Sean Penn Days After Defending Him in Lawsuit
Aili Nahas / People.com:
Kim Richards Is Returning to Reality - Which Family Member Is She Bringing Along?
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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

Mia Sato / The Verge:
A lawsuit between two Amazon influencers over allegations of copyright infringement shows the challenges of defining originality and ownership in content

 
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