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11:50 AM 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 …
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 …
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:
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: 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
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: X17 Online, Variety and TMZ.com
Karla Rodriguez / Us Weekly:
Lil Peep's cause of death has been revealed.  The rapper was found dead on November 15, and according to his toxicology report from the Pima County Medical Examiner, his death was caused by an overdose of Fentanyl and Xanax.  He was 21.  —  Celebrity Deaths in 2017: Stars We've Lost
Discussion: TMZ.com, PerezHilton and People.com
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
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Disney Music Executive Charged with Child Sex Abuse (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Jon Heely, the director of music publishing at Disney, has been charged with three felony counts of child sexual abuse.  —  Heely, 58, of Santa Clarita, is accused of sexually abusing two underage girls approximately a decade ago.
Discussion: AOL, The Wrap and Oh No They Didn't!
Isobel Dickinson / Dailystar.co.uk:
Samantha Fox claims US pop idol David Cassidy sexually assaulted her in bathroom  —  FORMER pin-up Samantha Fox said late singer David Cassidy sexually assaulted her in a bathroom.  —  The Page 3 star said the teen idol, who died this month, attacked her when she was 19 after asking her to appear in one of his music videos.
Discussion: Page Six
People.com:
Justin Bieber's Mom Pattie Raves About Selena Gomez: ‘We Have a Special Bond’  —  Selena Gomez has the official seal of approval from Justin Bieber's mom, Pattie Mallette.  —  Speaking with PEOPLE at the Justice Speaks Holiday Benefit Luncheon in L.A. on Saturday where she was the keynote speaker …
TMZ.com:
R. Kelly Reveals Ransacked Atlanta Home After Burglary  —  R. Kelly — Reveals Ransacked Home ... They Took Everything  —  R. Kelly's back at his home in Atlanta, but it's not even close to the way he left it ... because burglars cleaned him out!  —  As we reported …
Discussion: PerezHilton
 
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Natalie Stone / People.com:
Katie Couric Breaks Silence on Matt Lauer Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Discussion: What's New, POPSUGAR and Page Six
Shirley Li / EW.com:
Marvel's Jessica Jones: David Tennant's Kilgrave returns to torment Jessica in season 2 first look
Discussion: The Wrap
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Meet the new Queer Eye Fab 5 in this first look
Discussion: Dlisted, Towleroad and Page Six
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Kendall Jenner Supports Blake Griffin at His Stand-Up Comedy Show
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Meta, Alphabet, and Snap beat analysts' estimates in their Q1 results, showing acceleration in advertising growth after struggling to rebound from a dismal 2022

 
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