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6:15 PM ET, December 12, 2016

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TMZ.com:
‘Flip or Flop’ Stars Split After Explosive Fight  —  “Flip or Flop” stars Tarek and Christina El Moussa portray the chipper, nearly perfect all-American couple on TV but we've learned they're now separated ...after a scary incident involving guns and a feared suicide attempt.
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Char Adams / People.com:
Flip or Flop's Tarek and Christina El Moussa Split Following Altercation After 7 Years of Marriage  —  HGTV's Flip or Flop stars Tarek and Christina El Moussa have called it quits after seven years of marriage.  —  The couple announced their separation in a statement to PEOPLE …
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:   ‘Flip or Flop’ Stars Tarek and Christina El Moussa Split After Explosive Fight — Read Their Statement
Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Sam Venable: Santa grants a final wish  —  Eric Schmitt-Matzen looks every bit the part of Santa Claus.  —  His 6-foot frame carries 310 pounds, leaving “just enough of a lap for the kids to sit on,” he says with a gentle Kringley chuckle right out of Central Casting.  —  No fake facial fuzz for this guy.
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Critics' Choice Awards 2017: Complete List of Nominees and Winners  —  Happy awards season!  The biggest names in television and film headed to Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar on Sunday, December 11, for the 2017 Critics' Choice Awards, hosted by Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Andrea Mandell / USA Today:
‘La La Land’ reigns over the Critics' Choice Awards  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif. — La La Land continued its dance toward the Oscars Sunday at the first major televised awards show of the season.  —  At the Critics' Choice Awards, held in an airplane hanger at the Santa Monica airport …
Discussion: EW.com and Cele|bitchy
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
John Travolta “Not Interested” in Watching Leah Remini's Scientology Docu-Series  —  It's a good year to be John Travolta.  —  The movie star's TV turn earned him a nomination at the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards for his portrayal of attorney Robert Shapiro in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Janice Dickinson Marries Dr. Robert Gerner in Beverly Hills Ceremony  —  Janice Dickinson is a married woman!  —  ET can confirm that the 61-year-old supermodel tied the knot with fiance Dr. Robert “Rocky” Gerner on Saturday afternoon in an intimate ceremony at the Beverly Hills home …
Megan French / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Robbery, Two Months Later: Paris Police ‘Nowhere Near’ Finding Culprits  —  Still no closure for Kim.  More than two months after Kim Kardashian's terrifying Paris robbery, police likely won't be closing the case anytime soon.  —  “Two months on and we're nowhere near finding …
Page Six:
Selena Gomez signs massive $10M deal with Coach  —  Selena Gomez has signed a huge $10 million deal with Coach to design her own line and become the face of the luxury accessory brand.  —  Despite taking some time out of the spotlight, Gomez was just named the most popular celebrity …
Discussion: People.com and Oh No They Didn't!
Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
Chris Evans Is Hollywood's Best Actor For The Buck In 2016  —  For the second year in a row, Captain America saves the bottom line.  Chris Evans is once again the best actor for the buck as his movies returned an average $135.80 at the box office for every $1 he was paid.
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
‘Brady Bunch’ Star Susan Olsen Fired as Radio Host After Homophobic Rant  —  Susan Olsen, who played youngest daughter Cindy Brady on The Brady Bunch, was fired from her hosting gig on a Los Angeles-based radio show after she posted a homophobic rant on Facebook.
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber Sounds Like Kanye, Demands Silence from Paparazzi (VIDEO + PHOTOS)  —  Justin Bieber's got more than a little Kanye West in him, and it was blatantly obvious when he hit a West Hollywood club.  —  Bieber pulled up outside Delilah Saturday night, and immediately reminded …
Discussion: X17 Online
 
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Bill Cosby Seeking Plea Deal to Avoid Sexual Assault Trial: Report
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Rachel Desantis / EW.com:
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TMZ.com:
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Ruth Eglash / Washington Post:
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TMZ.com:
Ex-WWE Star Shad Gaspard — Crushes Armed Robber ... Idiot Pulled a BB Gun On Me!
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Perez Hilton:
Kendall Jenner & A$AP Rocky Continue To Fuel Relationship Rumors With A Night Out On The Town — LOOK!
Kylie / X17 Online:
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X17 Online:
EXCLUSIVE - Kanye West To Resume His Saint Pablo Tour In January
Andreas Preuss / CNN:
Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom divorce finalized
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Will Sommer / Washington Post:
Most of the six members of Tenet's “talent” team claim they did not know the money they were paid allegedly came from Russia; Lauren Southern has not commented

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
FCC filing: Larry Ellison will own 77.5% of Paramount Global parent company National Amusements after his son David completes Skydance's Paramount acquisition

A.G. Sulzberger / Washington Post:
US politicians could curtail the free press using tactics common among some foreign leaders, but the press must resist being baited into taking a political side

 
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