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3:00 PM ET, December 19, 2014

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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Cameron Diaz Is Engaged to Benji Madden!  —  Cameron Diaz is engaged to her boyfriend, Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden, multiple sources confirm to Us Weekly.  —  The Charlie's Angels actress, 42, who has previously dated Justin Timberlake and Alex Rodriguez, amongst others, first stepped out with Madden, 35, in May of this year.
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Hollywood Cowardice: George Clooney Explains Why Sony Stood Alone In North Korean Cyberterror Attack  —  EXCLUSIVE: As it begins to dawn on everyone in Hollywood the reality that Sony Pictures was the victim of a cyberterrorist act perpetrated by a hostile foreign nation on American soil …
TMZ.com:
BECOMING SUICIDAL OVER BREAKUP  —  The ex-boyfriend of Nicki Minaj is taking their break-up INCREDIBLY hard ... to the point he's having suicidal thoughts.  —  Safaree Samuels is confiding in friends that he's an emotional wreck over his breakup with Nicki after a 12-year relationship.
Discussion: Bossip and The Hollywood Gossip
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Yohance Kyles / AllHipHop:
EXCLUSIVE: Nicki Minaj Talks Lil Wayne/Baby Drama & Being The Greatest Female Rapper During CRWN Interview
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Cele|bitchy
Zach Johnson / E! Online:
NEWS/ Nicki Minaj Reveals Whether She'd Ever Sleep With Drake and Talks About the Biggest Dicks in Music
Discussion: Dlisted, The Blemish and Us Weekly
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Brad Pitt is dismissed from LA jury duty for being too ‘distracting’  — Brad Pitt, who turns 51 today, was prepared to do his civic duty - he reported to the LA court as directed last Friday  — He was eager to serve, even though he was hoping for a short trial to take care of ailing wife Angelina
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Radhika Sanghani / Telegraph:
Angelina Jolie's daughter ‘wants to be called John’.  How should parents react to children questioning gender roles?  —  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh dresses as a boy and wants to be known as John.  But do signs like these mean a child is a tomboy, or could it be the start of gender identity issues?
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Stephen Collins — ‘I Am Not a Pedophile’  —  ‘I AM NOT A PEDOPHILE’  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Stephen Collins says he's not a pedophile, but rather someone who had a “distortion” in his thinking.  —  Collins told Katie Couric ... he does not fit the “clinical or dictionary definition” of a pedophile ... so concluded his therapist.
Discussion: Bossip, The Superficial and Page Six
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Katie Couric / Yahoo! News:
Stephen Collins Exclusive: 'I'm absolutely not physically or sexually attracted to children'  —  For the first time since an explosive sexual-misconduct scandal broke in October, actor Stephen Collins is talking directly about the incidents, and the events that led to the story being leaked to the press.
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Ashlee Simpson Is Pregnant With Her and Husband Evan Ross' First Child Together  —  What an exciting holiday season ahead for Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross!  —  Simpson is pregnant with the couple's first child together, E! News can exclusively confirm.
Nicole Pelletiere / ABC News:
Miss World Pageant Puts Bikini Ban on Future Competitions  —  Since 1951, the Miss World pageant has been featuring over 120 contestants competing for one title and a crown.  —  Now, for the first time in 63 years, the organization's chairwoman Julia Morley has announced that Miss World …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Iggy Azalea Slams Azealia Banks as a “Bigot” and a “Miserable, Angry Human Being”  —  Let it out, girl!  After Azealia Banks dissed Iggy Azalea in a radio interview with Hot 97 on Thursday, Dec. 18, the “Fancy” rapper fired back with a diss of her own on Twitter — several disses, in fact.
Discussion: Page Six
Jamie Schram / Page Six:
Mariah Carey stiffed ‘24/7’ aide on overtime: suit  —  All she wants for Christmas — is payback!  —  A former staffer for Mariah Carey claims the pop diva acted like a slave-driving sweatshop boss — working her to the bone seven days a week without meal breaks or fair pay, according to a new lawsuit.
Daily Mail:
His little princess!  Kanye West 'spends $74k on North's Christmas gifts including diamond tiara and mini SUV'  —  Kim Kardashian recently said she didn't want her daughter to grow up spoiled.  —  But perhaps she should run that past husband Kanye West, as the rapper has reportedly spent $74,000 …
Discussion: Bossip and Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Kris and Bruce Jenner — Divorce Final  —  DIVORCE FINAL  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kris and Bruce Jenner have settled their divorced ... TMZ has learned, and the goodies have been divided, with Bruce scoring several million from his ex.  —  A L.A. County judge has signed the legal docs.
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Perez Hilton:
Kris & Bruce Jenner Are Officially Single And Ready To Mingle After Finalizing Their Divorce!
 
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Floyd Mayweather Jr / TMZ.com:
GOT PISSY OVER BATHROOM INCIDENT
Kyle Buchanan / Vulture:
Angelina Jolie May or May Not Have Taken Chris Martin Hostage
Discussion: Digital Spy, Cele|bitchy and Crushable
Tom Hays / Associated Press:
NYC Rapper Pleads Not Guilty to Gun, Drug Charges
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
TMZ.com:
It Pays to Be a Nerd — Gamer Beats Out Beyonce, Jay Z for Epic L.A. House
 Earlier Picks: 
Michael K / Dlisted:
Open Post: Hosted By Betty White Shaking Her Chichis While Dancing With A Hippo And Craig Ferguson
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Aniston: I Was “Cranky” and “Irritable” When I Stopped Exercising for My Cake Role
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Sarah Silverman to Star in HBO Comedy Pilot
Discussion: Digital Spy and I Watch Stuff
Brian Truitt / USA Today:
Marvel gives Spider-Woman a modern makeover
Discussion: Digital Spy and PopWatch
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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