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8:40 PM ET, December 16, 2019

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Rebecca Rosenberg / Page Six:
Harvey Weinstein: I deserve pat on back when it comes to women  —  More than 80 women have accused him of sex assault or harassment — but for Harvey Weinstein, it's still all about himself.  —  The alleged serial sex predator and disgraced Hollywood producer whined to The Post …
Entertainment Tonight:
Chuy Bravo, Chelsea Handler's ‘Chelsea Lately’ Sidekick, Dead at 63 (Exclusive)  —  Rest in peace, Chuy Bravo.  —  The Mexican-American actor, best known as Chelsea Handler's sidekick on Chelsea Lately, died suddenly in Mexico City on Saturday night, ET confirms.  He was 63.
Discussion: TMZ.com, Dlisted, RADAR, Us Weekly and The Wrap
Benjamin VanHoose / People.com:
Lori Loughlin Accuses Prosecutors of Concealing Evidence That Could Help Her Case  —  Amid the college admissions scandal, Lori Loughlin now urges the court to release more evidence that could help her defense  —  Lori Loughlin is urging courts to release evidence that she claims could help prove …
Discussion: Dlisted and NBC News
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Heather Murphy / New York Times:
Hallmark Channel Pulls Zola Ads Featuring Brides Kissing  —  A spokesman for the channel said the lesbian couple's P.D.A. violated its policies.  Hallmark did not reject a similar ad featuring an opposite-sex couple.  —  The Hallmark Channel pulled four TV ads featuring brides kissing each …
Variety:
Gabrielle Union: 'Don't Be the Happy Negro That Does the Bidding of the Status Quo'  —  Gabrielle Union alluded to her firing from NBC's “America's Got Talent” Monday morning at the launch of her holiday collection with New York and Company.  —  During a panel titled The Power of Inclusivity …
Discussion: Bossip and Sandra Rose
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Why Kim Kardashian Shared Her Own Family Christmas Card This Year: ‘She Was Over the Drama’  —  “She was over the drama and decided to do one for just her family this year,” a source tells PEOPLE  —  Kim Kardashian West wanted to cut down on holiday stress this year.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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Rebecca English / Daily Mail:
Harry and Meghan miss Queen's Christmas parties: Sussexes will not be at Buckingham Palace bash or festive lunch as they stay abroad with baby Archie  —  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will miss both of the Queen's Christmas parties this week, with no plans to return to the UK until the new year.
Discussion: Dlisted, HELLO! and Cele|bitchy
Georgia Slater / People.com:
Taylor Swift Celebrates Her 30th Birthday by Throwing the ‘Most Aggressive Holiday Party’  —  Taylor Swift's birthday celebration came just hours after her performance at Z100's Jingle Ball  —  Taylor Swift ended the night of her 30th birthday with a bang!
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Billboard:
Wish Come True: Mariah Carey's ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Hits No. 1 on Hot 100 After 25-Year Wait  —  It's the first holiday hit to reign since “The Chipmunk Song” in 1958-59.  —  Completing a journey 25 years in the making, Mariah Carey's 1994 carol “All I Want for Christmas Is You” …
Discussion: Dlisted and POPSUGAR
C.A. / Perez Hilton:
Britney Spears Begs Fans To Stop Being So Mean Online: ‘Just Keep It To Yourself’  —  All Britney Spears wants for Christmas this year is for her fans to be much kinder online!  —  As December 25 steadily approaches, the pop superstar is really embracing the warm and fuzzy holiday spirit!
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Kumail Nanjiani Got Jacked for ‘Eternals,’ Keeps It Real on Process  —  Kumail Nanjiani looks like a new man after months and months of training and a strict nutrition regiment, which he says was no walk in the park ... for him or his wife.  —  The actor — most famous for scrawny physique in …
Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce Raged at Nightclub After Beating Broncos  —  PATRICK MAHOMES NIGHTCLUB RAGER W/ TRAVIS KELCE ... After Crushing Broncos  —  VICTORY!!!  —  First, they crushed the Broncos, then Chiefs superstars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce hit the club HARD …
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Real Housewives of Potomac's Robyn and Juan Dixon Get Engaged (Again!)  —  The high school sweethearts got married for the first time in 2005, before divorcing in 2012  —  Real Housewives of Potomac star Robyn Dixon will be getting married (for a second time) to Juan Dixon!
Discussion: Bossip
 
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Chris Harnick / E! Online:
Legends of the Hidden Temple Revival in the Works—For Adults
Discussion: The Wrap
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Box Office: Clint Eastwood Suffers Worst Opening in Four Decades With ‘Richard Jewell’
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Independent Mail:
James ‘Radio’ Kennedy, movie inspiration and T.L. Hanna fixture, has died
Discussion: The Wrap and WCSC-TV
B.D. / Perez Hilton:
Scarlett Johansson Jokes About Colin Jost Engagement In ‘SNL’ Monologue — That & More Highlights HERE!
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From Mediagazer:

Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Twitch streamers are growing their audiences as they stream student protests, and some viewers and protesters see them as more trustworthy than traditional news

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: the expectation at Paramount Global is that neither of the two offers in play, Skydance-RedBird and Sony Pictures-Apollo, will come to fruition

Wall Street Journal:
Kim Godwin steps down as ABC News' president, a role she has held since 2021, and says she will “retire from broadcast journalism”; no successor has been named

 
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