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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  — 15.3K … 11:50 AM PT — Snoop has responded to Drakeo's death, taking to Twitter with a sorrowful message.
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
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: Bustle, Cosmopolitan, The Wrap and Variety
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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...
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!
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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
WLS / ABC7:
Kanye West buys nearly all 4K toys for Englewood toy drive, Chicago alderman says  —  Alderman Stephanie Coleman described Kanye, or Ye, as ‘modern day Santa Claus’ … Kanye buys nearly all 4K toys for Chicago toy drive: alderman  —  CHICAGO (WLS) — Hip-Hop mogul and native Chicagoan Kanye West …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Just Jared
Alyssa Morin / E! Online:
The Band Perry's Kimberly Perry Reveals She Secretly Married Johnny Costello 6 Months Ago  —  “On June 17th we hit the road from LA to Las Vegas in a black corvette and got married at midnight,” Kimberly Perry revealed about her and Johnny Costello's wedding.  —  Surprise!  Musician Kimberly Perry is married.
Discussion: FemaleFirst, People.com and 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
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
HELLO!:
Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews reveal gender of third baby - EXCLUSIVE … Inviting HELLO! magazine into their newly-renovated Dublin home for an exclusive photoshoot and interview, Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews have exclusively revealed that they are expecting a little brother …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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
HELLO!:
JLS's Oritsé Williams announces engagement to Kazz Kumar - EXCLUSIVE … In an exclusive photoshoot and interview with HELLO! magazine, JLS star Oritsé Williams has announced his engagement to partner Kazz Kumar.  —  “We're on cloud nine - or should I say nine trillion?” …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 
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