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3:45 PM ET, December 16, 2019

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Rebecca Rosenberg / Page Six:
Harvey Weinstein: I deserve pat on back when it comes to women  —  More than 80 women have accused him of sex assault or harassment — but for Harvey Weinstein, it's still all about himself.  —  The alleged serial sex predator and disgraced Hollywood producer whined to The Post …
Heather Murphy / New York Times:
Hallmark Channel Pulls Zola Ads Featuring Brides Kissing  —  A spokesman for the channel said the lesbian couple's P.D.A. violated its policies.  Hallmark did not reject a similar ad featuring an opposite-sex couple.  —  The Hallmark Channel pulled four TV ads featuring brides kissing each …
Entertainment Tonight:
Chuy Bravo, Chelsea Handler's ‘Chelsea Lately’ Sidekick, Dead at 63 (Exclusive)  —  Rest in peace, Chuy Bravo.  —  The Mexican-American actor, best known as Chelsea Handler's sidekick on Chelsea Lately, died suddenly in Mexico City on Saturday night, ET confirms.  He was 63.
Discussion: Dlisted, TMZ.com, RADAR, Us Weekly and The Wrap
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Why Kim Kardashian Shared Her Own Family Christmas Card This Year: ‘She Was Over the Drama’  —  “She was over the drama and decided to do one for just her family this year,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Kim Kardashian West wanted to cut down on holiday stress this year.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Us Weekly
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Ben Widdicombe / New York Times:
Sophia Hutchins Isn't Dating Caitlyn Jenner  —  “I'm on good terms with all the family, but I'm closest with Kris, Kim, Kylie and Kendall,” says the 23-year-old beauty entrepreneur.  —  Keeping up with the new besties in the Kardashian-Jenner entertainment complex can be a full-time job.
Georgia Slater / People.com:
Taylor Swift Celebrates Her 30th Birthday by Throwing the ‘Most Aggressive Holiday Party’  —  Taylor Swift's birthday celebration came just hours after her performance at Z100's Jingle Ball  —  Taylor Swift ended the night of her 30th birthday with a bang!
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
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Joelle Goldstein / People.com:   Taylor Swift Gets Surprised by Elvis Duran at Jingle Ball with a Massive Cake for Her Birthday
Joey Garrison / Yahoo Entertainment:
Lori Loughlin's attorneys argue feds are concealing evidence in college admissions scandal  —  BOSTON — Attorneys for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli say the Justice Department has refused to turn over critical evidence in the nation's college admissions case …
Discussion: Page Six, RADAR and Deadline
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TMZ.com:   Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli Say College Donations were Legitimate
Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Harry and Meghan miss Queen's Christmas parties: Sussexes will not be at Buckingham Palace bash or festive lunch as they stay abroad with baby Archie  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will miss both of the Queen's Christmas parties this week, with no plans to return to the UK until the new year.
Discussion: Dlisted, HELLO! and Cele|bitchy
TMZ.com:
Kumail Nanjiani Got Jacked for ‘Eternals,’ Keeps It Real on Process  —  Kumail Nanjiani looks like a new man after months and months of training and a strict nutrition regiment, which he says was no walk in the park ... for him or his wife.  —  The actor — most famous for scrawny physique in …
Discussion: Page Six
C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Britney Spears Begs Fans To Stop Being So Mean Online: ‘Just Keep It To Yourself’  —  All Britney Spears wants for Christmas this year is for her fans to be much kinder online!  —  As December 25 steadily approaches, the pop superstar is really embracing the warm and fuzzy holiday spirit!
Discussion: Page Six
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Box Office: Clint Eastwood Suffers Worst Opening in Four Decades With ‘Richard Jewell’  —  Clint Eastwood might end up with a lump of box office coal after “Richard Jewell” sputtered in its domestic debut.  Despite critical acclaim, the drama about the security guard falsely accused by the media …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Variety:
Gabrielle Union: 'Don't Be the Happy Negro That Does the Bidding of the Status Quo'  —  Gabrielle Union alluded to her firing from NBC's “America's Got Talent” Monday morning at the launch of her holiday collection with New York and Company.  —  During a panel titled The Power of Inclusivity …
TMZ.com:
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce Raged at Nightclub After Beating Broncos  —  PATRICK MAHOMES NIGHTCLUB RAGER W/ TRAVIS KELCE ... After Crushing Broncos  —  VICTORY!!!  —  First, they crushed the Broncos, then Chiefs superstars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce hit the club HARD …
 
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Independent Mail:
James ‘Radio’ Kennedy, movie inspiration and T.L. Hanna fixture, has died
Discussion: The Wrap and WCSC-TV
B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Scarlett Johansson Jokes About Colin Jost Engagement In ‘SNL’ Monologue — That & More Highlights HERE!
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
MLB's Josh Donaldson Buys Mom $70,000 Maserati For Quitting Smoking
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Kanye West & Joel Osteen Talking Religious Road Show
Discussion: Dlisted and Page Six
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Georgia Slater / People.com:
Cardi B and Offset Have a Wild Celebration at L.A. Strip Club for Migos Rapper's 28th Birthday
Discussion: Perez Hilton
TMZ.com:
Chase Young Says ‘Plan’ Is To Return to OSU, Not Thinking About Draft
Discussion: Daily Star
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Power Rangers’ Reboot in the Works With Creator of 'It's the End of the F—ing World' (Exclusive)
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
‘Mad Men’ Christina Hendricks Files for Divorce from Geoffrey Arend
Discussion: Us Weekly
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ann Telnaes / Open Windows:
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer-winning cartoonist at WaPo since 2008, quits, saying WaPo killed her cartoon showing Bezos and other execs currying favor with Trump

Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles

Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Amazon says Prime Video has exclusively licensed a Melania Trump documentary, directed by Brett Ratner in his first film after facing #MeToo allegations in 2017

 
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