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12:00 PM ET, January 2, 2016

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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.
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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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Reveals Her New Year's Resolutions: Losing Weight, Vacations - and Learning to do Splits!  —  Kim Kardashian West is sharing her New Year's resolutions - even though she's not all that into the yearly tradition.  —  Kardashian West wrote in a post on her website …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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: USA Today
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: E! Online
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
Lydia Price / People.com:
Laverne Cox, Rita Ora and More Stars Celebrate at Diddy's New Year's Eve Party  —  Warning: serious FOMO-fuel ahead.  —  Sean “Diddy” Combs hosted a New Year's Eve bash at his mansion on Miami Beach's Star Island, and the pictures will make you wish you partied with all his celeb pals.
Discussion: Just Jared
People.com:
Khloé Kardashian and James Harden Are ‘Still Together and Having Fun,’ Source Says  —  Despite being based in different states,Khloé Kardashian and James Harden are still going strong, a source tells PEOPLE.  —  “She is with him now in Houston.  She went to his game last night and bowling,” the insider says.
Christine Pelisek / People.com:
Bill Cosby's Wife Camille Must Testify in Defamation Lawsuit Brought by 7 Women Against Him  —  A federal judge in Massachusetts has denied a motion brought by Camille Cosby to avoid giving testimony at a deposition in a lawsuit brought by seven women who allege her husband sexually assaulted them.
Gina Bacchiocchi / RADAR:
Rob Kardashian's Terrifying Medical Crisis: Kidneys, Pancreas Failing  —  The troubled star is suffering from a host of serious health problems.  —  Rob Kardashian may have been diagnosed with diabetes this week following a scary trip to the hospital, but much more than his blood sugar is out of sorts.
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Nicole Weisensee Egan / People.com:
Bill Cosby Accuser Beth Ferrier on His Arrest for Decade-Old Alleged Sexual Assault: ‘This Is Like Independence Day’  —  Beth Ferrier, one of the original 12 Jane Does in Andrea Constand's 2005 civil suit against entertainer Bill Cosby, was thrilled to hear Cosby was finally arrested …
 
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Aili Nahas / People.com:
The Bachelor's Ben Higgins: Thanks to Kaitlyn Bristowe, My Grandma Knows I'm Not a Virgin!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Terrell Owens / TMZ.com:
Officially Divorced ... And Ecstatic
Discussion: PerezHilton
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Welcome Home!  Renée Zellweger Arrives at LAX with Her Boyfriend After Wrapping Bridget Jones's Baby in London
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Coachella Lands Two Big Reunions: Guns N' Roses and LCD Soundsystem
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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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