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8:00 PM ET, January 4, 2017

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TMZ.com:
Carrie Fisher/Debbie Reynolds — Public Memorial to Feature Meryl Streep  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The family of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds is planning a public memorial which will become a grand Hollywood event, and we're told they've reached out to Meryl Streep for the keynote eulogy.
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Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds Split Over Cremation  —  Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds had very different ideas for their burial, and the family has already taken steps to carry out Fisher's wishes.  —  We've confirmed Carrie's body has already been cremated and we're told the action …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Page Six
Alex Ungerman / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Carrie Fisher Has Been Cremated, Some of Her Ashes to Be Buried With Mom Debbie Reynolds  —  Carrie Fisher has been cremated, a source close to the Fisher family tells ET and The Insider.  —  A private memorial for the Star Wars star — who died at age 60 on Dec. 27 — will take place on Thursday, the source says.
Discussion: Us Weekly, Page Six and PerezHilton
People.com:
Carrie Fisher Autopsy and Toxicology Results Placed on Security Hold, Says Coroner
Discussion: Yahoo Celebrity
Dave Quinn / People.com:
WATCH: Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds' Bond Explored in First Trailer for Their HBO Documentary
Discussion: What's New
TMZ.com:
Angelina Jolie — Yeah, We'll Seal Custody Case But Brad's the Bad Guy  —  Angelina Jolie is down with sealing documents in her divorce and custody case, but she's going after Brad in a big way, saying if the kids have been damaged it's all his doing.  —  Angelina just filed legal docs saying …
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Jodiguglielmi / People.com:
Angelina Jolie Rips Brad Pitt in New Filing: He's ‘Terrified the Public Will Learn the Truth’  —  Angelina Jolie has agreed to Brad Pitt's request to have divorce documents pertaining to custody sealed — but she slams him in her new court filing.  —  Pitt, 53, asked a Los Angeles Superior Court judge …
Discussion: The Blemish, AOL and X17 Online
Perez Hilton:
Justin Bieber Palmed Off His Dog To One Of His Dancers — & Now The Pup Needs LIFE SAVING Surgery!  —  Can we just agree that Justin Bieber shouldn't be allowed to adopt any more pets?  —  As you may recall, in August 2016, the Sorry singer adopted an adorable pup named Todd.
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Justin Bieber abandons his sick puppy
Discussion: What's New
Lorien Haynes / Red Online:
January Jones On Motherhood, Dating And Throwing Tantrums  —  The Mad Men actress is our February cover star  —  I'm obsessed with a quote January Jones posted on her Instagram.  It reads “Crawl inside this body - find me where I am most ruined, love me there.”  I read it and cried.
Sarah Grossbart / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez and Drake ‘Are the Real Deal’  —  Yup, he has her love.  Three weeks after Drake and Jennifer Lopez connected backstage December 11 at her All I Have Las Vegas residency, the 47-year-old multihyphenate and the Grammy-winning “Fake Love” rapper “are the real deal,” a source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
TMZ.com:
Kendall Jenner — Big Night Out in Hollywood ... With Chandler Parsons  —  For the SECOND time this week, Kendall Jenner kicked it with alleged ex-flame NBA star Chandler Parsons ... this time, the two partied all over Hollywood — begging the question ... back on?
Discussion: X17 Online
CNN:
Omarosa to join Trump team, focus on public engagement  —  Washington (CNN)Omarosa Manigault will join President-elect Donald Trump's White House team in a role expected to focus on public engagement, a senior level transition source told CNN on Wednesday.  —  Manigault, who prefers …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Us Weekly and People.com
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CNBC:
Omarosa Manigault joining Trump's White House staff to focus on public engagement: AP
Discussion: Towleroad, The Wrap and Variety
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Kanye West's Trainer Harley Pasternak Gives Update on Rapper's Health: 'He's Really A Fit Guy'  —  Kanye West is back in action.  The rapper's personal trainer, Harley Pasternak, stopped by Us Weekly Video to give an update on West's health and reveal his fitness tips for 2017.
Robert Longfellow / Hip-Hop Wired:
Soulja Boy Went To The Hood, Got His Phone Stolen On Instagram Live  —  For the record, absolutely nothing about this is Hip-Hop, but it is kind of funny (since no one got hurt, we think...we hope).  That said, Soulja Boy went to the “hood” to prove he was good, and ended up getting his phone snatched.
Discussion: Dlisted
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Perez Hilton:
Chris Brown & Soulja Boy's NSFW Feud Just Got WAY More NSFW — See How This Drama Just Took A Bizarre New Turn!
Discussion: TMZ.com
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Viceland Orders James Van Der Beek ‘Diplo’ Comedy As First Scripted Series  —  by Nellie Andreeva tip and Mike Fleming Jr  —  EXCLUSIVE: Viceland is entering the scripted series arena with comedy What Would Diplo Do? (working title), starring, written and executive produced by James Van Der Beek …
Discussion: Stereogum
Sophie Schillaci / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Star Shay Mitchell Is Dating TV Host Matte Babel  —  There's a new man in Shay Mitchell's life!  —  The Pretty Little Liars star has been quietly dating ET Canada reporter Matte Babel “for a few months,” a source tells ET.  “They are serious and are having fun together.”
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity and PerezHilton
The Times & The Sunday Times:
Most curious royal incident  —  grant tucker  —  The Queen is a fan of late-night walks.  When she struggles to sleep she will sometimes put on a mac and walk around the palace grounds, an ex-guardsman told me.  On one occasion he was patrolling inside the perimeter of the Palace walls …
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
NFL's Keion Carpenter — Died from Blunt Force Trauma Following Mysterious Fall  —  Officials have determined ex-NFL player Keion Carpenter died from traumatic brain injuries suffered in a fall during his Miami vacation ... but why he fell remains a mystery.
Discussion: Us Weekly
 
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Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna Missed Kardashian Family Christmas to Focus on Themselves
Discussion: PerezHilton and AOL
TMZ.com:
Antonio Gates — I'm Coming Back For The Team ... Not For The Record
Antoinette Bueno / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian Feeling ‘Strong’ as She Returns to Spotlight: ‘It Was Time to Get Back to Normal’
Discussion: X17 Online and Yahoo Celebrity
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Kanye may be presenting new line after fashion week disaster
Discussion: InStyle
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Legacy.com:
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Discussion: Page Six, Us Weekly and AOL
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Anthony Anderson reconciles with estranged wife
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Discussion: Page Six
 

 
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.

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: David Ellison's interference in WBD's failed summer talks to extend HBO Max's South Park licensing deal left David Zaslav distrustful of Ellison

 
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