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12:25 PM ET, January 4, 2022

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People.com:
Betty White ‘Died of Natural Causes’ at Age 99, Her Agent Denies False COVID Booster-Related Rumors  —  Betty White “died peacefully in her sleep at her home” on New Year's Eve at age 99, her agent and longtime friend Jeff Witjas previously told PEOPLE  —  Betty White's agent is clearing up rumors surrounding the late TV icon's death.
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Nicki Gostin / Page Six:
Vicki Lawrence reveals co-star Betty White's ‘sweet’ last word before death  —  Betty White called out late husband Allen Ludden's name moments before she died on Dec. 31 at age 99.  —  Vicki Lawrence - who worked with White on “Mama's Family” - exclusively told Page Six that she contacted co-star …
Kisha Forde / E! Online:
Hilary Duff's Husband Matthew Koma Claps Back Over Daughter's Car Seat Controversy
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
Vicki Lawrence Shares “Fun” and “Bawdy” Memories of Betty White and Reveals Her Touching Last Word
Discussion: Just Jared
Celebs:
Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence reveal Betty White's heartbreaking last word, more news
Discussion: Perez Hilton and Page Six
Francesca Bacardi / Page Six:
Maralee Nichols reacts to Tristan Thompson's paternity results  —  She's not buying it.  —  Maralee Nichols issued a statement responding to the DNA test results that proved Tristan Thompson fathered her 1-month-old baby boy.  —  “There was never any doubt that Tristan Thompson was the father …
Discussion: Us Weekly, The Sun, Just Jared and RADAR
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Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
Khloe Kardashian's Ex Lamar Odom Weighs In on Tristan Thompson's Paternity Test  —  Khloe Kardashian's ex-husband, Lamar Odom, gave his thoughts after her more recent ex, Tristan Thompson, revealed that he fathered a child during a “hook up.”  —  Lamar Odom has thoughts on the Tristan Thompson situation.
Jude Ephson / The Sun:
When is Tristan Thompson's third baby due?  —  TRISTAN Thompson had a third child with a different woman.  —  He confirmed on January 3, 2022, that paternity test results showed he fathered a child with Maralee Nichols and apologized to Khloe Kardashian.  —  NBA star, Tristan Thompson …
Lindsay Weinberg / E! Online:
CNN Addresses Andy Cohen's “Drunk” New Year's Eve Jab  —  CNN has responded after Andy Cohen dissed ABC's competing program with Ryan Seacrest while he was co-hosting CNN's New Year's Eve countdown.  —  Andy Cohen has learned his lesson.  —  While hosting CNN's New Year's Eve countdown …
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Brian Marks / Daily Mail:
PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson take the Bahamas!  Couple board private jet for romantic getaway as rebound romance heats up  —  Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson jetted off for a tropical getaway to the Bahamas on Monday as their romance continues to heat up.
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Yana Grebenyuk / Us Weekly:
Kanye West and Julia Fox Are ‘Having Fun’ Amid Divorce From Kim Kardashian: 5 Things to Know
Discussion: Page Six and The Sun
Emily Strohm / People.com:
ABC News' Jennifer Ashton Is Engaged to Tom Werner  —  “From the moment they met they were soulmates,” a close friend of the couple tells PEOPLE  —  Jennifer Ashton got a happy surprise on New Year's Eve, a proposal!  —  The ABC News chief medical correspondent and doctor, 52 …
Discussion: The Sun
YouTube:
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window |  Official Trailer |  Netflix  —  For heartbroken Anna (Kristen Bell), every day is the same.  She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her.  But when a hands...
Discussion: E! Online, Just Jared and People.com
Alex Apatoff / People.com:
Cher Says She'll Never Let Her Hair Go Gray: 'That's Fine for Other Girls, I'm Just Not Doing It'  —  The iconic singer, who stars with Saweetie in M.A.C. Cosmetics' “Challenge Accepted” campaign, opens up about taking risks, getting glam and the secret to eternal youth
Discussion: Page Six
Joe Price / Complex:
Exclusive: Ye Has Started Working on ‘Donda 2,’ Says Steven Victor  —  After delivering his 10th studio album Donda last year, Ye has already begun creating the follow-up.  —  “Ye has started working on his new masterpiece DONDA 2,” Steven Victor exclusively told Complex.
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William Earl / Variety:
Kanye West Begins Work on ‘Donda 2,’ His First Sequel Album
Discussion: Just Jared and The Sun
Just Jared:
Will Jesse Palmer Be the Permanent Host of ‘The Bachelor’?  A Former Star Has Some Insight!  —  Jesse Palmer will be taking over as the host of The Bachelor for Clayton Echard's season and one person from the franchise thinks he'll likely be the new permanent host.
Discussion: E! Online and Us Weekly
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Just Jared:
The Bachelor's Clayton Echard Offered Salley Carson a Rose Before Limo Arrivals - But Reality Steve Says It Happened Differently
Discussion: E! Online
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Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are engaged
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Peter White / Deadline:
Keanu Reeves In Talks To Star In Hulu's Series Adaptation Of ‘The Devil In The White City’ From Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Todd Field & Sam Shaw  —  EXCLUSIVE: Keanu Reeves is in talks to head to the World's Fair in 1893.  —  Deadline understands that The Matrix star is in negotiations …
Discussion: Just Jared
People.com:
Bachelorette Alum Blake Horstmann Is Dating Love Is Blind's Giannina Gibelli: Source  —  A source tells PEOPLE exclusively that Blake Horstmann and Giannina Gibelli are “taking things slow”  —  There is a brand new reality TV couple worth talking about!  —  A source tells PEOPLE exclusively …
Discussion: Page Six
Katie Campione / People.com:
Rapper J $tash Allegedly Killed Woman in Front of Her Children Before Turning Gun on Himself  —  “The female victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds, while the male victim sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” according to deputies  —  Rapper J $tash allegedly shot and killed …
Discussion: Bossip, Mirror.co.uk and The Sun
Mehera Bonner / Cosmopolitan:
Salma Hayek Ringing in 2022 with a Leopard-Print Swimsuit and Coffee Is a Vibe  —  Manifesting this *exact* mood for 2022.  —  How did you spent the first Monday morning of 2022?  If your answer is “curled up in the fetal position trying to avoid all your 'let's circle back to this in the New Year' emails …
Discussion: Page Six
Jillian Fabiano / E! Online:
How Michelle Obama's Cameo on Black-ish Came to Be  —  Ahead of the final season premiere of Black-ish Jan. 4 on ABC, Tracee Ellis Ross shared how Michelle Obama's cameo came to be in an interview with WSJ Magazine.  See what she said here!  —  Michelle Obama is already being sworn in as …
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Lane Florsheim / Wall Street Journal:
What Tracee Ellis Ross Always Does 15 Minutes Before Working Out
Discussion: Just Jared
 
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Michael S. Rosenwald / New York Times:
Mike Shatzkin, a publishing consultant who was among the first in the industry to shake publishers into confronting the digital disruption, died on Nov. 7 at 77

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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