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4:30 PM ET, January 12, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Disney Star Michael Galeota Dead at 31  —  DISNEY STAR MICHAEL GALEOTA  —  DEAD AT 31 … Michael Galeota, star of “The Jersey” on the Disney Channel has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told the actor went to the hospital last week after complaining of abdominal pains and left last Wednesday ... against the doctors' advice.
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Disney Star Michael Galeota — Serious Alcohol Issues Leading Up to Death  —  DISNEY STAR MICHAEL GALEOTA  —  SERIOUS ALCOHOL ISSUES  —  Leading Up to Death … Disney star Michael Galeota, who died Sunday at 31, had a rough road to the end.  —  Galeota struggled with alcohol issues, racking up 3 DUI from 2006 - 2015.
RADAR:
Recovering Lamar Odom ‘Fighting’ To Win Khloe Kardashian Back  —  'He's still very much in love.'  —  Lamar Odom's strength is slowly returning — along with his ongoing dream of reuniting romantically with his wife, Khloe Kardashian!  —  “Lamar asks for her all the time …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Lamar Odom — D.A. Will NOT File Cocaine Charges
Gabi Duncan / E! Online:
Khloe Kardashian Reveals She and James Harden Are Still Going Strong, But Is She Ready for Babies?
E! Online:
Lamar Odom Will Not Face Drug Charges for Brothel Overdose
Discussion: What's New
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Sean Penn couldn't keep his mouth shut about El Chapo  —  MORE ON:  —  Sean Penn turned the Beverly Hills Hotel's famed Polo Lounge into a “war room” for strategizing how to handle his El Chapo controversy over Golden Globes weekend.  —  But while spies said he consulted with a team …
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kris Jenner Reveals Which Daughter Is Most Likely to Compete on ‘The Bachelor’  —  Keeping up with Kris Jenner!  The reality TV momager appeared on Bachelor Live on Monday, January 11, where she answered all of viewers' burning questions related to the show, including which of her five daughters …
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Bruna Nessif / E! Online:   Kris Jenner Reveals Which Daughter She'd Talk into Being on The Bachelor
Laura Brown / Harper's BAZAAR:
REESE'S EVOLUTION  —  From screen sweetheart to power producer to lifestyle entrepreneur, Reese Witherspoon brings Southern charm to every role.  —  Erdem dress, erdem.com.  Tiffany & Co. earrings, $12,500, tiffany.com.  Gucci shoes, $990, gucci.com.  —  Reese Witherspoon is sitting …
Dave McNary / Variety:
Kat Graham Joins Tupac Movie, Portraying Jada Pinkett Smith (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Kat Graham will portray Jada Pinkett Smith in the Tupac Shakur movie “All Eyez on Me,” Variety has learned exclusively.  —  Smith and Shakur were high school classmates at the Baltimore School for the Arts and remained friends before his 1996 murder.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
'Walking Dead's Danai Gurira Set To Play Tupac's Mom Afeni Shakur In ‘All Eyez On Me’
Discussion: Bossip
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall Are Engaged: Read Their Announcement  —  Read all about it!  Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall are engaged.  The couple announced their engagement in the “Births, Marriages and Deaths” section of Murdoch's The Times on Monday, January 11.
Discussion: PerezHilton
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Lindsay Silberman / DuJour:
Nick Cannon Is All Alone  —  “Would you mind if we did the interview in the car instead?” asks a chiseled, shirtless Nick Cannon, tossing aside his suit jacket and slipping into a faded vintage tee.  He's just finished a photo shoot at a studio in Brooklyn, and since we're both going back to Manhattan …
Rolling Stone:
Leonardo DiCaprio's Crusade: Inside the New Issue  —  ‘The Revenant’ star opens up about his dedication to saving the world from environmental catastrophe in our new cover story  —  Actor, activist, celebrity, concerned environmentalist and a man willing to brave subzero temperatures and …
TMZ.com:
Mama June — Pumpkin Is Engaged!!!  (PHOTO)  —  PUMPKIN IS ENGAGED!!!  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Mama June's adding a son-in-law to her brood.  —  June tells us her 16-year-old daughter Pumpkin is engaged to her boyfriend of 9 months, Joshua Efird.  He popped the question 2 days before Christmas …
Discussion: Page Six and PerezHilton
Lindsay Kimble / People.com:
David Margulies, Veteran Character Actor Who Played the Mayor in Ghostbusters, Dead at 78  —  David Margulies, a veteran stage and screen actor who memorably played the Mayor of New York in the Ghostbusters movies, has died, his longtime agent, Mary Harden, confirmed to Deadline.  He was 78.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Deadline
Melody Chiu / People.com:
David Bowie's Ex-Wife Angie Breaks Down After Being Informed of His Death on Celebrity Big Brother  —  Angie Bowie hasn't had many kind words recently for David Bowie since joining the cast of Celebrity Big Brother, but she is still mourning the death of her ex-husband.
Discussion: Starpulse, E! Online and Style News
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Aaron Couch / People.com:
Jonathan Cheban Leaves U.K. Celebrity Big Brother, Citing Concerns for His ‘Mental Stability’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Kristen Bell & Ted Danson Cast in New NBC Comedy; Danson Will Not Return to ‘CSI: Cyber’  —  Kristen Bell and Ted Danson have been cast in NBC's new comedy “Good Place” from “Parks and Recreation” showrunner Mike Schur.  NBC announced the casting on Tuesday.
Discussion: Just Jared
Cindy Adams / Page Six:
George Miller will never make another ‘Mad Max’ movie  —  MORE FROM:  —  Ricky Gervais: “I never want to emcee the Oscars.  So stiff and uptight.  Boring as s - - t.  Not my gig.  But hosting the Golden Globes is a fun night.  You have a drink.  Everyone's loose.
Discussion: IGN, I Watch Stuff and The Wrap
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Oscar Isaac Is Dating Elvira Lind: Watch Their Sweet Golden Globes 2016 Kiss!  —  LOVE LIVES  —  Oscar Isaac Is Dating Elvira Lind: Watch Their Sweet Golden Globes 2016 Kiss!  —  His plus one!  Oscar Isaac is dating a documentary director named Elvira Lind, Us Weekly can confirm.
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Kathy Ehrich Dowd / People.com:
Amy Schumer on New Boyfriend Ben Hanisch: 'We're in Love and It's Really Exciting'
Tierney Bricker / E! Online:   Bryce Dallas Howard Reveals She Bought Her Own Golden Globes Dress at a Department Store Because She's a “Size 6”
Naja Rayne / People.com:
Brandi Glanville Is ‘Officially Done’ with Hoverboarding After Grisly Injury  —  An injury like that is definitely reason to quit - and that's exactly what Brandi Glanville is doing.  —  The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star took to Twitter over the weekend …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, PerezHilton and Page Six
 
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