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5:45 PM ET, December 19, 2022

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TMZ.com:
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp Settle Defamation Case, She'll Pay $1 Million  —  AMBER HEARD SETTLES JOHNNY'S DEFAMATION CASE ... Paying Only $1 Million … 8:00 AM PT — A source close to Johnny Depp tells us he'll be making a pledge followed by a contribution to several charities using the $1M.
People.com:
Prince William Attends Former Girlfriend Rose Farquhar's ‘Magical Winter Wedding’ in Cotswolds  —  A source tells PEOPLE that Prince William kept a low profile at the Gloucestershire wedding of childhood friend Rose Farquhar, who is considered to be the Prince of Wales' first girlfriend
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Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck Sings Christmas Karaoke With Jennifer Lopez at Star-Studded Holiday Bash
Discussion: Daily Mail
N. S. / Perez Hilton:
Robert De Niro's NYC Home Broken Into By ‘Known Burglar’ Looking For Christmas Presents! … Robert De Niro just had a true Nightmare Before Christmas...  In true Grinch form, a 30-year-old New York resident broke into the Taxi Driver's upper east side townhouse around 2:30 a.m. Monday morning …
Gemma McCartney / OK! Magazine:
Christine McGuinness opens up on ‘best and worst year of my life’ exclusively in OK!  —  EXCLUSIVE: Christine McGuinness opens up on plans to spend Christmas with Paddy, how she looks back at an up and down 2022 and why she is excited for the next year  —  After putting a difficult year behind her …
Discussion: Daily Star, The Sun and Mirror
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Mirror.co.uk:
Christine McGuinness shuns Christmas tradition and says ‘kids can have chicken nuggets’
Discussion: The Sun
Miami Herald:
Ex-New York Knicks, Miami Heat player Amar'e Stoudemire accused of punching his daughter  —  ORDER REPRINT →  —  Former NBA star Amar'e Stoudemire was arrested overnight Sunday at his Brickell Key condominium in Miami on one count of misdemeanor battery, a domestic violence charge according to online Miami-Dade court records..
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Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Mean Girls the Musical Member Stephanie Bissonnette Dead at 32  —  Stephanie Bissonnette, who played high school student Dawn Sweitzer in Mean Girls the Musical, has died at 32.  See how the Broadway musical is paying tribute to the performer.  —  Watch: In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
TMZ.com:
‘Super Sized Salon’ Star Jamie Lopez Dead at 37 After Heart Complications  —  ‘SUPER SIZED SALON’ JAMIE LOPEZ DEAD After Heart Complications … Jamie Lopez, the driving force behind Babydoll Beauty Couture and star of “Super Sized Salon” has died ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: Just Jared
Nate Jones / Vulture:
How a Nepo Baby Is Born … In 2022, the internet uncovered a vast conspiracy: Hollywood was run on an invisible network of family ties — and everybody was in on it!  Everyone is someone's kid, but it was as if everybody were somebody's kid.  Euphoria, the buzziest show on television …
Nika Shakhnazarova / Page Six:
Chris Harrison to address controversial ‘Bachelor’ exit in ‘heavy’ new podcast  —  Will you accept this podcast?  —  Embattled former “Bachelor” host Chris Harrison announced he's launching a new podcast that will address his controversial 2021 departure from the ABC reality series.
Kaitlin Simpson / Us Weekly:
Rosie O'Donnell's Son Blake Is Engaged: See Rare Photo from His Broadway Proposal … A star-studded proposal!  Rosie O'Donnell shared that her son Blake O'Donnell popped the question to his girlfriend, Teresa Garofalow Westervelt, during a performance of Phantom of the Opera.
Dory Jackson / People.com:
Lindsie Chrisley Shares How Her Parents Are Spending Final Weeks Before Reporting to Prison  —  Lindsie Chrisley exclusively tells PEOPLE that “the focus is on family” ahead of Todd and Julie's upcoming prison stints  —  Lindsie Chrisley's parents Todd and Julie Chrisley remain hopeful amid challenging times.
Discussion: Perez Hilton, Page Six and The Blast
Daily Star:
Rolling Stones star Charlie Watts' 57-year marriage to wife following tragic deaths  —  Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts previously revealed that the secret behind his successful 57-year marriage with wife Shirley Watts was not being a ‘rockstar’  —  The wife of the late Rolling Stones …
Discussion: FemaleFirst, The Sun and Mirror
 
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Mama June's Ex-Boyfriend Geno Doak Relapses After 9 Months in Rehab
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Susan Whitall / Detroit News:
Bertha McNeal, co-founder of Motown's Velvelettes, dies at 82
Discussion: Mirror, The Sun and Deadline
Shafiq Najib / People.com:
Tom Cruise Wishes Fans Happy Holidays Mid-Air While Skydiving During Filming of ‘Mission Impossible’
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Max Tani / Semafor:
Substack, which still isn't profitable but has added 1M+ paid subscribers over the past year, is trying to become a primary way creators of all mediums get paid

Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer: Google's share of the US search ad market is expected to drop below 50% in 2025 for the first time in 10+ years, as Amazon, Apple, and others gain

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Former NYT investigative reporter David Burnham, whose work uncovering corruption in the NYPD during the 1970s inspired the movie Serpico, dies at the age of 91
 
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