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9:00 AM ET, December 1, 2019

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TMZ.com:
Kid Rock Goes on Drunken Rant About Oprah, Insists He's Not Racist  —  KID ROCK GOES ON DRUNKEN RANT ABOUT OPRAH ... And I Ain't Racist!!! … Kid Rock wants the world to know he HATES Oprah Winfrey (and other talk show hosts), but also ... don't call him racist because of it.  His drunken words, not ours.
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Kristian / Dlisted:
Kid Rock Went On A Drunken Rant About Oprah  —  TMZ says that Kid Rock got absolutely shit-faced at his bar, the Honky Tonk in Nashville, Tennessee last week.  And not only did he get plastered, but he got on his own stage to his own rendition of “drunken uncle at Thanksgiving dinner.”
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News and Page Six
Simon Perry / People.com:
Kate Middleton and Prince William Join Forces with TV Cook Mary Berry for a Special Christmas Party  —  In a BBC special premiering next month, Berry prepares some of her favorite festive recipes while Kate and William help with setting up the event  —  Kate Middleton and Prince William are serving up a holiday treat!
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
BBC:
K-pop stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon sentenced for rape  —  A South Korean court has sentenced K-pop stars Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon to six and five years in prison for gang raping drunk unconscious women.  —  Jung was also charged with filming the assault and distributing the footage.
Discussion: Associated Press, CBS News and Page Six
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Two K-Pop Stars Sentenced to Prison for Rape  —  The two men raped women who were too drunk to resist, and one of them shared videos of the assaults, a court found.  —  SEOUL, South Korea — Two K-pop stars were sentenced to prison on Friday for raping women who were too drunk to consent to sex …
Discussion: Deadline, The Wrap and Reuters
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Reunited!  E.T. Returns to Earth 37 Years Later to See Henry Thomas' Elliott in New Ad  —  Actor Henry Thomas reprises his role as Elliot alongside the alien character for Comcast's new four-minute ad called “A Holiday Reunion”  —  Coming home again!  —  E.T. is returning to Earth …
Discussion: Dlisted
Clarence E. Hill Jr / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Terry Glenn Jr., son of former Dallas Cowboys star, dies of accidental drug overdose  —  Terry Glenn Jr., the son of the late former Dallas Cowboys and Ohio State star receiver Terry Glenn, died of an accidental drug overdose Thursday, according to sources close to the family.
Discussion: TMZ.com
Natalie Stone / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston Says Courteney Cox's Daughter, 15, Is ‘Growing Up Way Too Fast’: ‘I Love You Deep’  —  “You're growing up way to fast.  Or am I protecting?”  Jennifer Aniston commented on a Thanksgiving photo of Courteney Cox and her daughter  —  FB  —  Courteney Cox's daughter is all grown up …
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Johnny Depp producing musical about Michael Jackson  —  In an unusual “sequins” of events, Johnny Depp is producing an unauthorized musical about Michael Jackson told from the perspective of the King of Pop's iconic glove.  —  The wild show — “For the Love of a Glove …
Jenni McKnight / HELLO!:
I'm a Celebrity's Caitlyn Jenner reveals how much money Kylie spends on security a month … It certainly doesn't come cheap being a member of one of the world's most famous families.  Apart from maintaining their lavish lifestyle with expensive cars, clothes and multiple properties …
Discussion: Page Six
 
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