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9:30 PM ET, December 21, 2015

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Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Is Adopting a Child: I'm ‘Very Excited’  —  Farrah Abraham is expanding her brood.  The Teen Mom OG star confirms to Us Weekly that she's in the process of adopting a child.  —  “I'm happy to confirm I'm moving forward in my adoption process.
Discussion: Page Six and Just Jared
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Ryan Gajewski / Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Tells Daughter Sophia in New ‘Teen Mom OG’ Teaser: 'Sometimes You're Selfish' — Watch  —  Out of control?  The latest promo for Teen Mom OG shows Farrah Abraham struggling to discipline her daughter, Sophia.  —  The spot for the MTV unscripted series' fifth season centers …
Discussion: What's New
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: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
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
Discussion: Getty Images and Cele|bitchy
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
James Franco Is Remaking Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? for Lifetime  —  Because of course he is.  —  3k  —  2.9k  —  Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?, arguably the best title ever for a TV-movie, turns 20 next year — and James Franco is not about to let the anniversary go unnoticed.
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
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Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
James Franco Teams With Lifetime for ‘Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?’ Remake
Discussion: Dlisted
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
Mark Kennedy / Associated Press:
TONY-WINNING ACTRESS AND TV SOAP STAR PATRICIA ELLIOTT DIES  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Patricia Elliott, who won a Tony Award on her Broadway musical debut, went on to star opposite David Bowie in “The Elephant Man” and spent 23 years aboard the TV soap opera “One Life to Live,” has died.  She was 77.
Anthony Breznican / EW.com:
OBI-WAN AND YODA ARE SECRETLY IN STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - EXCLUSIVE  —  Both Ewan McGregor and the late Alec Guinness brought Kenobi back.  —  There were more old friends in Star Wars: The Force Awakens than we may have realized.  —  Those who saw the film this weekend …
Lynette Rice / EW.com:
THIS WEEK'S COVER: OH BABY!  BRIDGET JONES IS BACK IN EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK  —  The last time we saw Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) at the end of The Edge of Reason in 2004, the wanton sex goddess was engaged to Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) and was well on her way to a happily ever after.
Discussion: People.com and Just Jared
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 …
Adam Carlson / People.com:
John Legend Gets Chrissy Teigen Her ‘Lifetime Dream’ for Christmas - a Giant Cheese Wheel  —  Every other husband is on notice: John Legend may have just won the Christmas gift-giving game when he got wife Chrissy Teigen her “lifetime dream” - a hollowed-out cheese wheel for serving pasta.
Discussion: What's New
Reid Nakamura / The Wrap:
ABC Orders Gay Rights Miniseries From ‘Milk’ Writer, Director  —  ABC has ordered the gay-rights miniseries “When We Rise” from “Milk” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, TheWrap has learned.  —  Gus Van Sant will also serve as executive producer and will direct the first two-hour episode …
Discussion: kenneth in the and Towleroad
tmi-me:
aaroncarter  —  Has anyone ever had their heartbroken so bad that they feel it in other parts of their body? like cold feelings in your stomach, emptiness?  Love is the toughest thing I deal with in my life.  I'm constantly misunderstood and judged for my past, I'm a really sensitive guy …
Discussion: Us Weekly, PerezHilton and Page Six
 
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TMZ.com:
Lil Wayne — Sued for ‘Birdman-Like’ Bad Conduct
TMZ.com:
Bill Cosby — Sues Beverly Johnson ... She's a Liar with a Washed-Up Career
Discussion: PerezHilton
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Chelsea Clinton is Pregnant Again, Expecting Second Baby With Husband Marc Mezvinsky
Discussion: CNN, PerezHilton and People.com
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
Raven-Symoné Apologizes to NeNe Leakes After The View Drama: “I Don't Understand What Happened”
Discussion: PerezHilton and What's New
 Earlier Picks: 
Elizabeth Durand Streisand / Us Weekly:
‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Recap: Kenya Moore Confronts Tammy Browning McCall's Nephew
Discussion: Starpulse
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
How Eva Longoria Fell in Love with Fiancé José ‘Pepe’ …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Celeb Gossip …
 

 
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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

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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