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2:40 PM ET, December 22, 2016

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NBC News:
Brad Pitt Asks Judge to Seal Children's Records in Custody Battle With Angelina Jolie  —  FROM NOV. 11: Brad Pitt cleared of allegations of child abuse 0:29  —  Lawyers for Brad Pitt have filed a motion asking a judge to seal records regarding his and Angeline Jolie's six minor children …
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Jodiguglielmi / People.com:
Brad Pitt Slams Angelina Jolie for Revealing Details About Their Kids: She ‘Has No Self-Regulating Mechanism’  —  In the latest salvo in Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's bitter divorce proceedings, the actor has accused Jolie of releasing sensitive details of their custody agreement to the media through public court filings.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Celine Dion Says Non! to Performing at Trump Inauguration (Exclusive)  —  The Mark Burnett-led team planning Donald Trump's inauguration events tried but failed to book Celine Dion, TheWrap has learned.  —  An individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap that longtime Trump friend …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Towleroad
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Perez Hilton:
Celine Dion Refuses To Perform At Desperate Donald Trump's Inauguration …
Discussion: X17 Online and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Gene Simmons — Wife Says KISS Gave Trump Kiss Off
Discussion: The Wrap
Jodiguglielmi / People.com:
Johnny Depp Asks Amber Heard to Pay $100,000 Worth of Attorney Fees After Racking Up Nearly $1 Million Bill  —  There are appears to be no signs of a ceasefire in Amber Heard and Johnny Depp's ongoing divorce proceedings.  —  In new court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Depp, 53 …
Discussion: Dlisted
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Philiana Ng / Entertainment Tonight:
Johnny Depp Wants Amber Heard to Pay $100,000 in Legal Fees Per New Court Docs  —  Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's legal battle rages on.  —  In new court docs filed by Depp's divorce attorney, Laura Wasser, on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by ET, Depp is asking …
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Christinadugan / People.com:
Alan Thicke's cause of death has been confirmed.  —  The iconic actor died of a “ruptured aorta” and a “standard type A aortic dissection,” according to Thicke's official death certificate obtained by PEOPLE.  The document states that Thicke died mere minutes after his aorta ruptured.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and AOL
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TMZ.com:
Alan Thicke — Cause of Death ... Ruptured Aorta
Discussion: Bossip
Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
Alan Thicke's Official Cause of Death Revealed
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
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.
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are Not Going to Couples Therapy — All the Details
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Nikki Benz — Brazzers Fires Producer For Alleged Brutal Assault During Sex Scene  —  A porn studio fired a longtime producer after its star actress, Nikki Benz, accused him of stomping on her head and choking her out during a shoot ... but the guy's calling BS.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Chyna Autopsy — Toxic Cocktail of Rx Pills and Booze  —  WWE legend Chyna had traces of multiple prescription drugs in her system — including oxycodone and Valium — along with alcohol when she died ... this according to the autopsy report obtained by TMZ Sports.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Shirley Halperin / Billboard:
Inside Camila Cabello's Fifth Harmony Exit: Where Did It All Go Wrong?  —  YOUTUBE  —  Fifth Harmony has already defied the odds — by selling nearly half-a-million albums in a career launched on TV's The X Factor less than five years ago, by scoring two top five Billboard Hot 100 hits …
Discussion: PerezHilton
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 …
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 …
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Dave McNary / Variety:
Suki Waterhouse, Odessa Young, Hari Nef, Abra Starring in ‘Assassination Nation’
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London Evening Standard:
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SEE ALL 9 STORIES  —  A former “houseboy” for the late Zsa Zsa Gabor …
Mike Vulpo / E! Online:
Newly Single Hilary Duff and Scott Eastwood Have a Flirty Night Out in Los Angeles
Discussion: What's New and PerezHilton
Jessica Finn / RADAR:
It's Over! ‘Sister Wives’ Star Robyn Brown Leaving Husband Kody Amid Marital Crisis
Dana Rose Falcone / Us Weekly:
Christie Brinkley and David Foster Enjoy Two Date Nights in a Row — Get The Details
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Irina Shayk & Bradley Cooper Have Picked Out Baby Names: The Latest on Her Pregnancy
TMZ.com:
Lisa Marie Naegle — Pictured with Murder Suspect Hours Before Death
Discussion: Bossip
Jessica Goodman / EW.com:
Niall Horan previews ‘folk-pop’ solo album, inspired by Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles
Samantha Schnurr / E! Online:
City National Bank Sues Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott for $200,000 Debt
Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly, Dlisted and What's New
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Financial Times:
Sources: WBD's board wanted a proposal it could sign immediately, and Netflix was the only bidder whose paperwork was fully executable the night of December 4

Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vanity Fair and Olivia Nuzzi agree to part ways and let her contract expire at the end of the year, following new allegations about her affair with RFK Jr.

Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at Paramount's culture shift under David Ellison, where the focus is on male-driven action movies, and not on prestige films seen as critics' darlings

 
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