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Billie Eilish Monologue - SNL  —  Host and musical performer Billie Eilish talks about why she used to exclusively wear baggy clothes and what it was like to grow up in the public eye.Saturda...
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‘SNL’ Mocks Andrew and Chris Cuomo as Billie Eilish Hosts
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Desiree Murphy / Page Six:
Jennifer Lopez introduces new family kitten: Meet Hendrix  —  Cat's out of the bag.  —  Jennifer Lopez revealed she's adopted a new pet just in time for the holidays.  —  The singer took to social media over the weekend to introduce fans to the newest member of her family, a kitten named Hendrix.
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez hold hands as they take her teen daughter Emme shopping for new glasses in LA  —  Ben Affleck and his girlfriend Jennifer Lopez looked every inch the happy couple as they took her 13-year-old daughter Emme shopping on Friday.  —  After purchasing a new pair …
Discussion: Elle and RADAR
Anne Rice:
Dearest People of Page.  This is Anne's son Christopher and it breaks my heart to bring you this sad news.  Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a stroke.  She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her husband Stan, died.
Discussion: E! Online
TMZ.com:
VICENTE FERNÁNDEZ FAMED MEXICAN ENTERTAINER DEAD AT 81  —  REMEMBERING VICENTE FERNANDEZ  —  Vicente Fernández, the wildly-popular Mexican entertainer known as “King of Rancheras” has died.  —  Noticias Telemundo broke the news ... “We regret to inform you of his death on Sunday, December 12 at 6:15 a.m.”
Discussion: NBC Los Angeles, The Sun and Just Jared
Ashleigh Gray / Daily Mail:
Kim Kardashian's children awaken every morning in December to the sounds of a Grammy-award winning producer playing Christmas songs on their piano  —  She's a mother to four beautiful children under the age of nine.  —  And on Sunday morning Kim Kardashian revealed just how special her kids are to her.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Wallis Simpson, ‘Convenient Scapegoat’: Inside the ‘Annihilating Burden’ of King Edward's Love  —  On December 11, 1936, King Edward VIII announced he was abdicating the throne to marry Wallis Simpson — read from the biography that sheds fresh insight on one of history's most vilified women
Discussion: Marie Claire
The Sun:
Jesy Nelson told to ‘sack her stylist’ after reigniting Little Mix blackfishing row in outfit faux-pas  —  JESY NELSON is under fire once again, accused of mocking the “blackfishing” claims against her.  —  The former Little Mix singer was forced to delete an Instagram shot of herself …
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and Daily Star
Jane Wharton / Daily Mail:
Bond star Naomie Harris reveals a huge A-list star put his hand up her skirt during an audition - and everyone turned a blind eye  —  She has transformed Miss Moneypenny from a timid secretary blindly besotted with James Bond into an action woman adept at swatting away 007's sexist comments and MI6 misogyny.
Discussion: RADAR, FemaleFirst and Just Jared
Jess Phillips / Daily Star:
David Beckham pays tribute to Victoria with Spice Girls inspired outfit in sweet snap  —  David Beckham never fails to show his love for his wife Victoria, and reckoned there was no better way to do that than to don a Spice Girls inspired outfit for a festive snap
Discussion: The Sun and Daily Mail
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Laura Goddard / The Sun:
David Beckham's dad Ted marries millionaire solicitor at intimate ceremony with England legend as best man
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk and FemaleFirst
People.com:
Bob Barker's Life in Photos  —  The longtime Price Is Right host and Emmy winner has had a lengthy career — and a soft spot for animal rescue  —  Bob Barker was born on Dec. 12, 1921, in Washington, growing up on the Rosebud Reservation in Mission, South Dakota.
Discussion: The Sun
Lauren Cox / Page Six:
Tom Holland accidentally farted on Zendaya during ‘Spider-Man’ stunt  —  Video  —  Tom Holland says he accidentally farted on Zendaya while filming a scene for “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”  —  “I farted.  Yeah, I farted on [Zendaya], unfortunately,” the actor confessed during a group interview …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Evan Sanford / KDFX-TV:
Travis Scott's Coachella performance canceled by Goldenvoice  —  Travis Scott is no longer performing at Coachella 2022, according to reports from the city of Indio and the Community Services Manager Jim Curtis.  —  This comes as controversies continue to swirl after the deadly Astroworld Festival, and Scott faces numerous lawsuits.
Discussion: Deadline, Sandra Rose and The Sun
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