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7:55 PM ET, December 19, 2021

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Los Angeles Times:
Stabbing at Once Upon a Time in L.A. concert at Exposition Park  —  One person was stabbed at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. concert at the Banc of California Stadium in Exposition Park on Saturday night.  —  Paramedics responded to a call about a stabbing around 8:40 p.m. in the 3900 block …
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TMZ.com:
Drakeo the Ruler Dead from LA Stabbing at Festival, Snoop Dogg Responds  —  DRAKEO THE RULER DEAD FROM STABBING DURING L.A. FESTIVAL ... Snoop Dogg Responds  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  — 13.5K … 11:50 AM PT — Snoop has responded to Drakeo's death, taking to Twitter with a sorrowful message.
Discussion: NBC Los Angeles, Bossip and Daily Star
Tomás Mier / People.com:
Rapper Drakeo the Ruler Dies at 28 After Backstage Stabbing at Once Upon a Time in L.A. Festival: Reports  —  The Once Upon a Time in L.A. Fest — headlined by Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, and 50 Cent — ended early after the “Talk to Me” rapper was stabbed Saturday night
August Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Drakeo the Ruler, who helped define the sound of L.A. hip-hop, dead at 28 in stabbing
Discussion: Us Weekly and Deadline
YouTube:
5-Timers Cold Open - SNL  —  Paul Rudd is formally inducted into Saturday Night Live's Five-Timers club by members Tom Hanks and Tina Fey.Saturday Night Live.  Stream now on Peacock: http...
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People.com:
Paul Rudd Joins SNL's Five-Timers Club with Scaled Back Episode as Omicron Variant Nearly Stops the Show  —  On Saturday, PEOPLE'S Sexiest Man Alive closed out Saturday Night Live's year by marking his fifth time hosting the hit NBC sketch comedy show with special guests Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, and more
Discussion: Cosmopolitan, Bustle, The Wrap and Variety
Eric Hegedus / New York Post:
Tina Fey to sub for Colin Jost amid ‘SNL’ COVID-19 outbreak: insiders
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Reunite in NYC and Visit Staten Island Movie Theater  —  Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson, who have been seeing each other for at least a month while living on separate coasts, reunited for a movie date in his hometown.  —  Live from New York on Saturday night, it's the King and Queen of Staten Island!
Discussion: The Sun, Perez Hilton and YouTube
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Nicholas Rice / People.com:   Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Enjoy Spider-Man: No Way Home Date Night in Staten Island
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian & Pete Davidson Hit Staten Island Theater Before ‘SNL’
Discussion: Just Jared
Mary Gallagher / The Sun:
Il Divo star Carlos Marín dies from Covid aged 53 in Manchester hospital after being put into an induced coma  —  Il DIVO star Carlos Marín has died from Covid aged 53 in a Manchester hospital.  —  The Spanish singer fell ill on December 7 and was placed in a coma.  —  Getty
Discussion: Daily Star and Mirror.co.uk
Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Prince William and Kate Middleton in giggles during glamorous date night … The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge enjoyed a very glamorous date night last month as they attended the Royal Variety Performance at London's Royal Albert Hall.  —  And royal fans will be able to catch a glimpse …
Discussion: Daily Star
New York Times:
Britney Spears Felt Trapped.  Her Business Manager Benefited.  —  Louise Taylor faces questions about whether she improperly enriched herself as the pop star's business manager.  —  In early 2008, a small-time Tennessee company with big-time aspirations made a loan to Britney Spears's father, who for years had struggled financially.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, RADAR and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Lil Durk Gets Engaged, Pops Question to India Royale During Concert  —  Lil Durk's finally locking it down with his longtime GF, and he definitely put the pressure on when he popped the question ... in front of a packed arena in their hometown of Chicago.  —  Durk performed Saturday night …
Discussion: BET and Bossip
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Hannah Brown's Brother Patrick Is Engaged to Jed Wyatt's Ex Haley Stevens: ‘My Best Friend’ … A Bachelor Nation-adjacent engagement!  Jed Wyatt proposed to Hannah Brown on the Bachelorette, and though they didn't work out, they can now celebrate a different engagement.
Discussion: E! Online
Kasey Broekema / The Sun:
Kendall Jenner stuns as she poses in sexy lingerie in new ad for sister Kourtney Kardashian  —  KENDALL Jenner stunned as she posed in sexy lingerie in a new ad for her sister Kourtney Kardashian.  —  The Kardashian-Jenner sibling stripped down days after looking unrecognizable in her sister Kim Kardashian's ad for KKW Beauty.
Discussion: Page Six
Lauren Cox / Page Six:
Trevor Noah files lawsuit against NYC hospital, doctor for alleged botched surgery  —  Trevor Noah is suing the Hospital for Special Surgery as well as Dr. Riley J. Williams, both located in New York, for being “negligent” during a surgery he underwent in November 2020.
Discussion: The Sun, Bossip and TMZ.com
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Discussion: Page Six and Elle
TMZ.com:
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Discussion: The Sun
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Trade body data: copyrighted music revenue was $45.5B in 2023, above cinema box office spending of $33.2B in 2023 and $41.9B in 2019; record labels made $28.5B

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
PlayAI, which uses AI to clone voices for $49 per month and recently rolled out AI agents, raised a $20M seed co-led by 500 Startups and Kindred Ventures

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Press freedom groups send six questions to the Scott Trust over The Observer sale, including why there is only one bidder and why staff can't speak out freely

 
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