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3:40 PM ET, December 11, 2017

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Irene Plagianos / Eater NY:
Mario Batali Steps Away From Restaurant Empire Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations  —  Four women accuse the chef of inappropriate touching in a pattern of behavior that spans at least two decades, according to dozens of Eater interviews  —  About 10 years ago, at the after-party …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Walking Dead’ Star Explains the Show's Biggest Exit Yet  —  Spoiler alert: Yes, the AMC zombie drama is killing off one of its few remaining original stars and THR has the exclusive details.  —  [Warning: This story contains major spoilers from episode 808, “How It's Gotta Be,” …
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Josh Wigler / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Walking Dead’ Star's Father Rips Showrunner for “Firing” Son  —  Spoiler alert!  —  [Warning: This story contains major spoilers from episode 808, “How It's Gotta Be,” of AMC's The Walking Dead, as well as the comic book series on which the show is based.]
Discussion: Page Six, Variety and The Wrap
Stuart Oldham / Variety:
Josh Homme Kicks Female Photographer in the Head at KROQ Acoustic Christmas (EXCLUSIVE)  —  UPDATED: Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme can be seen violently kicking a female photographer in the face in a video taken at KROQ Acoustic Christmas on Saturday.
TMZ.com:
Hannibal Buress Arrested After Confrontation with Miami Police  —  Hannibal Buress — Arrested After Cop Confrontation  —  Hannibal Buress had to be physically pushed into a police car when he was arrested after a heated confrontation with cops.  —  This video show the famous comedian …
Allison / Dlisted:
Adriana Lima Is Done Taking Off Her Clothes For “Empty Causes”  —  2017 was the last year anyone would ever see Victoria's Secret Underwear Angel Alessandra Ambrosio strut down the runway of their annual primetime fashion show.  As it turns out, Alessandra might not be the only model hanging …
Discussion: People.com, Page Six and POPSUGAR
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X17 Online:
Adriana Lima Says She “Will Not Take Her Clothes Off Anymore For Empty Causes”  —  Is she giving up her angel wings?  Sounds like it!  —  Adriana Lima declared she is done stripping down and hitting the catwalk afters years of a successful modeling career, because she doesn't want to contribute …
Discussion: TMZ.com
TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift and Boyfriend Joe Alwyn Show Up Holding Hands at Jingle Ball Concert  —  Taylor Swift showed up to the Jingle Ball event Friday night at Madison Square Garden ... and it's the first time we've seen her hand-in-hand with her boyfriend.  —  Taylor and Joe Alwyn raced from their SUV …
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Joanne Kavanagh / Page Six:
Taylor Swift spotted with boyfriend after Jingle Ball
Discussion: The Sun and TMZ.com
Brent Lang / Page Six:
Golden Globes nominations: ‘Shape of Water,’ ‘Big Little Lies’ score Big  —  Guillermo Del Toro's “The Shape of Water,” Steven Spielberg's “The Post,” and Martin McDonagh's “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” were among the big winners as nominations for the 75th Golden Globe Awards were unveiled on Monday.
Discussion: Variety, X17 Online and TMZ.com
Entertainment Tonight:
Bobby Cannavale Reveals His Newborn Son's Name & the Sweet Family Inspiration Behind It (Exclusive)  —  Just a few weeks after his longtime love, Rose Byrne, gave birth to their second son, Bobby Cannavale is ready to reveal the name!  —  ET's Deidre Behar spoke with the actor at the premiere …
Discussion: People.com, Us Weekly and Page Six
Dana Rose Falcone / People.com:
Kim Kardashian Opens Up About Losing An Embryo, Feeling ‘So Grateful’ for Her Surrogate  —  The ups and downs of motherhood have the Kardashian-Jenner ladies consumed.  —  As Kim and Khloé Kardashian battled to buy mom Kris Jenner's love, Kim decided to move forward with her surrogate …
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and What's New
David Ng / Los Angeles Times:
CAA agent accused of offering sex in exchange for access to directors and a Hollywood star  —  As more talent agencies find themselves drawn into the wave of Hollywood sex scandals, a prominent agent at Creative Artists Agency is facing accusations that he offered an actor sex in exchange for access to directors and a movie star.
Discussion: kenneth in the and Page Six
 
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Isobel Dickinson / Dailystar.co.uk:
Samantha Fox claims US pop idol David Cassidy sexually assaulted her in bathroom
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
R. Kelly Reveals Ransacked Atlanta Home After Burglary
Discussion: PerezHilton
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Katie Couric Breaks Silence on Matt Lauer Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Discussion: What's New, POPSUGAR and Page Six
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Disney Music Executive Charged with Child Sex Abuse (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: AOL, Oh No They Didn't! and The Wrap
 Earlier Picks: 
Shirley Li / EW.com:
Marvel's Jessica Jones: David Tennant's Kilgrave returns to torment Jessica in season 2 first look
Discussion: The Wrap
Carin Baer / EW.com:
Meet the new Queer Eye Fab 5 in this first look
Discussion: Dlisted, Towleroad and Page Six
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

Financial Times:
Sources: RedBird IMI prepares to withdraw its Telegraph bid as early as next week, triggering an auction expected to draw bids from Rupert Murdoch and others

 
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