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12:40 PM ET, December 4, 2016

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TMZ.com:
Kanye West — Meds Are the Issue  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kanye West is out of the hospital but not out of the woods, and it all stems from the rapper's erratic pattern of taking his meds ... sources connected with the family tell TMZ.  —  Our sources say Kanye has long suffered from psychological issues controllable by medication.
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Maria Mercedes Lara / People.com:
Ryan Seacrest Says ‘Things Are Going Better’ for Kanye West as He Continues to Live Apart from Family  —  There might not be a family happier to say goodbye to 2016 than the Kardashians.  —  Kim Kardashian West was the victim of a horrific armed robbery in Paris in early October …
Discussion: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
Kelli Kennedy / Associated Press:
MADONNA RAISES $7.5M FOR MALAWI, SLAMS TRUMP IN MIAMI SHOW  —  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Madonna kissed Ariana Grande, repeatedly criticized President elect Donald Trump and said she was ashamed to be an American in a magnetic performance in Miami on Friday night where she raised more than $7.5 million for the African nation of Malawi.
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Dave Quinn / People.com:
Madonna Offers to Remarry Sean Penn for $150,000: 'I'm Still in Love with You'  —  They were married for over four years in the '80s.  But on Friday night, Madonna told Sean Penn — and a crowd full of celebrities — that she still loves him and would marry him again ... for the right price.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Madonna & Sean Penn — Sean Penn's Got Me in Handcuffs ... Just Like the Good Old Days  —  Sean Penn slapped the cuffs on Madonna and it only cost him $150k — instead of marriage and a messy divorce.  —  The exes ended up on stage for Madonna's charity event — Raising Malawi — during Art Basel in Miami.
Discussion: X17 Online
Perez Hilton:
Donald Trump Blasts SNL As ‘Unwatchable,’ Says Alec Baldwin 'Just Can't Get Any Worse' — Is He Right?!  Watch And Decide For Yourself!  —  Looks like Donald Trump got his feelings hurt!!  —  The President-elect last night tuned in for Saturday Night Live, as he apparently often does …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, X17 Online and Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Jonah Hill — Nasty Car Wreck In DTLA  —  Jonah Hill walked away seemingly unscathed from a pretty serious wreck in downtown L.A. ...  but his whip's gonna need some work.  —  The actor was traveling with a buddy Saturday when the Audi he was in connected with another sedan.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Amy Schumer Playing ‘Barbie’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Amy Schumer will play the title role in Barbie, the live action Sony Pictures film based on the venerable Mattel toyline.  The PG movie will begin production in the spring for a summer 2018 tent pole bow, after Schumer puts her imprint on the script by Hillary Winston.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, Towleroad, Dlisted and InStyle
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Justin Kroll / Variety:
Amy Schumer in Talks to Star in Sony's Live-Action ‘Barbie’ Movie
Discussion: Washington Post and People.com
Matt Pressberg / The Wrap:
Amy Schumer in Talks to Play ‘Barbie’
Discussion: The WOW Report
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Amy Schumer in Talks to Star in ‘Barbie’ Movie From Sony
Discussion: PerezHilton
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Bachelor Nation's Becca Tilley Confirms She's Dating Robert Graham: 'He's Just Amazing'  —  It's official!  After months of speculation and countless sweet Instagram posts together, Becca Tilley has confirmed that she's in a relationship with fellow Bachelor Nation alum Robert Graham.
Discussion: What's New
Kathryn Shattuck / New York Times:
Katie Holmes Talks About Directing, Motherhood and Mistakes  —  Katie Holmes has a thing for women.  “I'm the youngest of five, I have three older sisters, obviously I'm a mom, and I feel comfortable with telling female relationship stories because I've been surrounded by so many women my whole life,” she said.
Discussion: In Touch Weekly
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Mariah Carey Holds Hands With New Beau Bryan Tanaka During VH1 Divas Holiday Show  —  Her pillar of support — literally!  Mariah Carey held onto new beau Bryan Tanaka's hand during her performance at the VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night show in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday, December 2.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Daniel E. Slotnik / New York Times:
Alice Drummond, Character Actress, Dies at 88  —  Alice Drummond, an actress who was a Broadway regular in the 1960s and '70s then played an array of older women, from mild-mannered to deranged, in blockbuster films like “Ghostbusters,” “Awakenings” and “Doubt,” died on Wednesday in the Bronx.
Discussion: Variety
 
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