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9:20 PM ET, January 2, 2016

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Associated Press:
Cops investigating Chris Brown for alleged battery  —  LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police are investigating an allegation of battery against R&B singer Chris Brown.  —  Lt. Jeff Goodwin says authorities received a call shortly before 10:30 a.m. Saturday about the alleged battery at the Palms Casino Resort.
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Natalie Cole — Dead at 65  —  DEAD AT 65  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Natalie Cole — one of the great voices in decades — has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  Cole, whose hits include “This Will Be” and “Unforgettable” which she performed as a virtual duet with dad Nat King Cole …
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Associated Press:
Natalie Cole, Grammy winning singer, has died  —  3 photos  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Cole, the Grammy-winning daughter of Nat “King” Cole" who carried on her late father's musical legacy and, through technology, shared a duet with him on “Unforgettable,” has died.  She was 65.
Not A Blog:
Last Year (Winds of Winter)  —  The last post from the Lost Post, and the one you've all been waiting for.  —  Back when this was one long long long post, before Live Journal sent it to the cornfield, I mentioned opening with Dickens' line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Discussion: Gawker, The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
The prolific character actor, with credits from ‘The Twlight Zone’ to ‘Seinfeld,’ was everywhere on television from 1955 until his retirement in the mid-1990s.  —  Jason Wingreen, who played Harry the bartender on All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place and provided the voice …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
TMZ.com:
Cops Take Him Down  —  TMZ Sports obtained the bar fight footage of TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin — showing the college football star swinging wildly at two bar staffers and getting into it with cops.  —  The video begins as Boykin is being wrestled out of Pat O'Brien's in San Antonio Wednesday …
Discussion: Starpulse and USA Today
Caitlin Keating / People.com:
Missing Country Singer Craig Strickland's Wife Still Has ‘a Lot Of Hope’ He Will Be Found  —  Country singer Craig Strickland's wife Helen remains hopeful that he will be found safe and sound.  —  Strickland, 29, went missing Monday after heading into a winter storm to go duck hunting with his friend, Chase Morland.
Discussion: Us Weekly
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Pedro Rivera / 40/29TV:
Exclusive: Strickland family thanks law enforcement, community for search
Discussion: Us Weekly
Maria Mercedes Lara / People.com:
Taboo, Anyone?  Kim Kardashian West Spends a Low-Key New Year's Eve with Kourtney Kardashian and Caitlyn Jenner  —  Kim Kardashian West skipped the wild club night on New Year's Eve in favor of a low-key party with family and friends - including Caitlyn Jenner.
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Caitlin Keating / People.com:
‘The Snuggle Is Real’: Miranda Lambert Shares Adorable Cuddly Photo with New Man Anderson East  —  Miranda Lambert is starting off the New Year by showing the world that her new man Anderson East is right by her side.  —  On Friday, the country star posted an adorable photo of the new duo cuddling on a couch.
Jessica Chen / KGTV-TV:
San Diego twin babies born in different years  —  SAN DIEGO - A pair of San Diego twins were born over New Year's Eve, but they share an entirely different birthday.  —  Jaelyn Valenica was born at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2015, and her twin brother Luis Valencia Jr. was born 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2016.
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin — Yeah, We're Doin' It  —  JUSTIN AND HAILEY  —  YEAH, WE'RE DOIN' IT … Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin aren't hiding their relationship ... at least around their closest 200 friends.  —  Justin and Hailey were making out for everyone …
Daily Mail:
It must be serious: Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner are joined by both of their mothers on romantic St Barts vacation as they continue extremely flirtatious display  —  Harry Styles and Kendall Jenner were seen getting very tactile on Thursday shortly after pictures captured them kissing for the first time in St Barts.
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Daily Mail:
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Bikini-clad Kendall Jenner and former rumoured beau Harry Styles soak …
Discussion: Dlisted and Hollywood Life
Michele Corriston / People.com:
Teresa Giudice Spends New Year's Eve with Sister-in-Law Melissa Gorga After Being Released from Prison  —  Teresa Giudice let loose on New Year's Eve, her second holiday since completing her prison sentence for fraud.  —  The reality star has been focusing on family since her Dec. 23 release …
Discussion: Starpulse
 
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Lydia Price / People.com:
Laverne Cox, Rita Ora and More Stars Celebrate at Diddy's New Year's Eve Party
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Bill Cosby's Wife Camille Must Testify in Defamation Lawsuit Brought by 7 Women Against Him
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBC's new deal with Macy's to keep the Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC and Peacock has an average annual fee of $60M+, up from ~$20M in the current deal

Brian Stelter / CNN:
As Elon Musk posts memes about buying MSNBC, sources say one liberal billionaire expressed interest in buying the channel; Comcast is not looking to sell MSNBC

Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Sources: CVC Capital Partners and a major European broadcaster, thought to be France's Groupe TF1, are among those considering a takeover of the UK's ITV

 
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