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TMZ.com:
Kanye West — Recovery in Progress, Creating New Music  —  Kanye West's bounce back from the mental breakdown could come sooner than expected — the recovery process has his creativity flowing again, and a new album could be in the offing.  —  Sources close to Kanye tell TMZ ... since he got home, he's been more relaxed and focused.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
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Kim & Kanye — There's No Divorce in the Works  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are going through intense emotional struggles — dealing with the robbery and his breakdown — but none of it adds up to divorce.  —  Sources close to the couple tell TMZ, recent reports Kim's planning to hightail it out of her marriage are total BS.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
Peoplecomproducer / People.com:
Are Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Headed for Divorce?  ‘This Is Just Not True’ Says Source  —  Between Kanye West's recent hospitalization and Kim Kardashian West's traumatic Paris robbery in October, it's a “tense time” for the couple, sources tell PEOPLE.
TMZ.com:
Brad Pitt — Therapists Won't Listen ... Threatens to Go Around Deal with Angelina  —  Brad Pitt thinks he's getting the short end of the stick when it comes to his visitation time with his kids, and has a plan to change that — but unfortunately for him, their child therapists don't agree.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Cele|bitchy
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Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Judge Denies Brad Pitt's Request to Keep Angelina Jolie Divorce Documents Sealed  —  Brad Pitt's request for an emergency hearing to have all his and Angelina Jolie divorce documents sealed has been denied, PEOPLE has confirmed.  —  A judge ruled on Wednesday that the filing did not meet …
Discussion: USA Today, TMZ.com and PerezHilton
Nstonepeople / People.com:
Kardashians' Trademark Lawsuit Against Blac Chyna Is a ‘Shock,’ Says Lawyer  —  Blac Chyna's lawyer was “shocked” to learn that the Kardashians are opposing the reality star's request to trademark her name as “Angela Renée Kardashian.”  —  After Chyna (real name Angela Renée White) …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
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Julie Gordon / Page Six:
Mick Jagger, 73, and girlfriend welcome baby  —  Now Mick Jagger has his own eighth wonder.  —  The 73-year-old rocker welcomed his eighth child, but the first with much-younger ballerina girlfriend Melanie Hamrick, on Thursday, his rep told Page Six.  —  “Melanie Hamrick and Mick Jagger's son …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Karenmizoguchi / People.com:
Sia Separates from Husband Erik Anders Lang  —  Sia has split from husband Erik Anders Lang after two years of marriage.  —  “After much soul searching and consideration we have made the decision to separate as a couple,” the pair tell PEOPLE in a statement through her rep. “We are, however, dedicated to remaining friends.
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and PerezHilton
Jessica Sager / Page Six:
Madonna made out with Michael Jackson  —  Who knew?  The Queen and King of Pop once hooked up.  —  Madonna confessed that she once plied Michael Jackson with a little white wine for a makeout session.  —  “Baby, I've been around,” Madonna told James Corden during a “Carpool Karaoke” segment that aired Wednesday night.
Discussion: X17 Online
John Le / WLOS-TV:
Bad Santa?  Boy claims he was body shamed by St. Nick  —  FOREST CITY, N.C. (WLOS) - It's practically straight out of a “Bad Santa” movie.  —  A North Carolina mother wants the local Santa Claus fired after saying things that put her 9-year-old son in tears.
Discussion: abc11.com, WPBN, People.com, WFLA-TV and The Wrap
Hollywood Reporter:
The Tina Fey Interview, by David Letterman  —  by David Letterman, as told by Stephen Galloway  —  THR's Sherry Lansing Leadership Award honoree confesses to a fellow late-night pioneer her fear of bombing onstage (his response: “It's like I have a twin") as two comedy greats talk Trump's feud …
Brittany Talarico / People.com:
Gigi Hadid Is Going on a Social Media Diet Over the Holidays: 'I Think It's Really Empowering'  —  Gigi Hadid is going through a breakup (no, not with Zayn.)  The “social media” supermodel says she's splitting from Instagram and Twitter for a month around the holidays to focus on herself and her career.
Discussion: InStyle
Michael K / Dlisted:
Nick Loeb's Embryos Lawsuit Against Sofia Vergara Just Got Even More Messed Up  —  It's been a quick minute since I posted about the legal fight for Nick Loeb and Sofia Vergara's frozen embryos, so let's catch up real quick.  When Nick and Sofia were together, they embryos and those embryos were frozen.
Discussion: What's New and PerezHilton
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Ashley Graham — Victoria's Secret Did It Big But They Could Go Bigger ...
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Matt Barnes & DeMarcus Cousins — Sued Over Nightclub Brawl ‘Vicious and Unprovoked Attack’
Karenmizoguchi / People.com:
Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom Are Planning Holiday Vacation Together: They're ‘Happier Than Ever’
Discussion: PerezHilton
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Minka Kelly Is Dating ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Alum Josh Radnor
Discussion: PerezHilton and POPSUGAR Celebrity
Page Six:
‘Catwoman’ arrested for clawing designer boyfriend
Discussion: The WOW Report and Dlisted
Alex Ungerman / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Bethenny Frankel Is Single Again, Calls it ‘Dating Purgatory’: ‘No Man Is Going to Complete Me’
Discussion: People.com
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Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Hamill Weighs in on Harrison Ford & Carrie Fisher's ‘Star Wars’ Affair
Discussion: AOL and People.com
Vogue:
Loving Star Ruth Negga on Biracial Politics: “I Get Very Territorial About My Identity”
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
Natalie Robehmed / Forbes:
Johnny Depp Is Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actor For The Second Year In A Row
Discussion: Dlisted, Us Weekly and The Blemish
Cori Murray / Essence.com:
Vanessa Williams and Jillian Hervey Inspire Mother-Daughter Hair Goals on January 2017 Issue
Discussion: AOL, Bossip and People.com
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
An interview with NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who defends NPR and accuses critics of “bad faith distortion” of her past comments about the First Amendment

 
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