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8:30 PM ET, December 21, 2016

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Lanford Beard / People.com:
Snubbed!  Blac Chyna Not Invited to Kardashians' Holiday Party — They 'Can't Stand' Her Drama  —  It might just be a blue Christmas for Blac Chyna.  —  After a fight that nearly ended her engagement this past weekend, a source tells PEOPLE her fiancé Rob Kardashian's family continues …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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TMZ.com:
Adidas Says It Has No Interest in Blac Chyna Shoe Line  —  Blac Chyna is a liar and Adidas NEVER made a single overture to her about fronting a shoe line ... so claims Adidas.  —  Sources connected with Adidas tell TMZ, “This is 1 trillion percent false at level.  She has never been on our radar.”
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
Ailinahas / People.com:
Spiraling Again? Kardashians Worry as Rob ‘Makes Empty Promises’ About His Health: Source
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Blac Chyna's Close To Sealing Her Own Deal With Adidas
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Kanye West — European Tour Cancelled  —  The second leg of Kanye West's Saint Pablo Tour has not just been put on hold ... it's been outright cancelled ... TMZ has learned.  —  As we reported, Kanye's psych hospitalization put the 2017 portion of the tour on ice, with no restart date set.
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People.com:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are in Counseling After a Trying Year, Says Source  —  Amid reports of couples therapy for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, PEOPLE has learned the reality star and the rapper are seeking help — just not together.  —  “They are still both receiving individual therapy,” a source tells PEOPLE of the couple.
Discussion: Daily Mail and POPSUGAR Celebrity
TMZ.com:
Alan Thicke — Cause of Death ... Ruptured Aorta  —  Alan Thicke died of a “ruptured aorta” — essentially a heart attack — according to his death certificate.  —  According to the official doc ... doctors desperately tried to save Alan's life by performing a median sternotomy …
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Karenmizoguchi / People.com:
Alan Thicke's Wife Tanya Opens Up About ‘Gut Wrenching Sadness’ Following Actor's Death
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Jonah Weiner / Rolling Stone:
How Emma Stone Got Her Hollywood Ending  —  ‘La La Land’ star left an anxious childhood in Arizona to become America's most freewheeling leading lady - and a heavily buzzed Oscar favorite  —  Emma Stone's favorite place for sushi in Los Angeles is a no-frills spot in a Sunset Boulevard strip mall …
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Baby Girl's Name Revealed  —  Going public!  Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds brought their two young daughters along with them to the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, December 15, where the Deadpool actor was being honored with a star.
TMZ.com:
Lisa Marie Naegle — Pictured with Murder Suspect Hours Before Death  —  Lisa Marie Naegle posed with the man who we're told confessed to killing her ... just hours before he allegedly took a hammer to her head and beat her with it repeatedly.  —  TMZ obtained this photo of Lisa Marie …
Discussion: Bossip
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Kevin P. Sullivan / EW.com:
Charlie Hunnam went Method and ignored his girlfriend for The Lost City of Z  —  When Charlie Hunnam agreed to play 19th-century explorer Percy Fawcett — opposite Robert Pattinson as fellow traveler Henry Costin — in the film adaptation of David Grann's The Lost City of Z, he knew it wouldn't be easy.
Justin Kroll / Variety:
‘Blade Runner 2049’ Helmer Denis Villeneuve Eyed to Direct ‘Dune’ Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Even though he has a film in Oscar contention and another in production, “Blade Runner: 2049” director Denis Villeneuve looks ready to jump into another classic fixture in the sci-fi world.
Colin Stutz / Billboard:
Christina Grimmie's Family Files Lawsuit Against AEG Live, Orlando Venue Over Singer's Death  —  They allege wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress caused by the 22-old's fatal shooting.  —  Christina Grimmie's family has filed a lawsuit against AEG Live …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Page Six and People.com
Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Irina Shayk & Bradley Cooper Have Picked Out Baby Names: The Latest on Her Pregnancy  —  Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper are happy to be in baby planning mode!  —  The 30-year-old Russian model had showcased her baby bump while walking the runway at the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show …
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Zach Johnson / E! Online:
Azealia Banks Reveals She Suffered a Miscarriage
Discussion: WWTDD and PerezHilton
Marisa Sullivan / Us Weekly:
Amanda Stanton's Ex-Husband on Her Split From Josh Murray: 'Thank God He's Gone' From Our Daughters
Discussion: PerezHilton
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Gordon Hunt, Director, Acting Teacher and Father of Helen Hunt, Dies at 87
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Sharon Clott Kanter / People.com:
Inside Reese Witherspoon's Family Christmas: Cookies, Caroling and Gingerbread Houses!
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Discussion: Page Six, E! Online and People.com
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The Guardian:
How China is using AI news anchors to spread its propaganda on social media; Microsoft: some AI anchors were created using ByteDance's video editing app CapCut

Rodney Tiffen / Inside Story:
Court discovery docs from the UK's News Group phone hacking cases give more detail about evidence destruction and indicate the company gathered political intel

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How a rightwing smear campaign against NPR and its CEO Katherine Maher, who is on Signal Foundation's board, led Elon Musk to malign Signal

 
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