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6:40 AM ET, December 15, 2020

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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Pippa Middleton pregnant with baby No. 2 and ‘thrilled’  —  Pippa Middleton is “thrilled” to be pregnant with her second child, Page Six is told.  —  The younger sister of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, already has a 2-year-old son named Arthur with husband James Matthews.
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People.com:
Pippa Middleton Is Pregnant!  Kate Middleton's Sister Expecting Second Child  —  Pippa Middleton and husband James Matthews are also parents to 2-year-old son Arthur  —  Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Kate Middleton, is pregnant!  —  Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis …
Discussion: The Sun, Glamour, E! Online and POPSUGAR
Eli Countryman / Variety:
Ann Reinking, Tony Winner and Star of Broadway's ‘Chicago,’ Dies at 71 … Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Ann Reinking, an actor, dancer and choreographer, died on Saturday night in Washington, her sister-in-law Dahrla King told Variety.  She was 71.  —  “The world and our family …
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Clara Gaspar / The Sun:   DANCING QUEEN Who was Ann Reinking and what was her cause of death?
James Desborough / Daily Star:
Sharon Osbourne blames herself for husband Ozzy's cheating during their marriage  —  Sharon Osbourne has spoken out about Ozzy's infidelities and partly blames herself for not being there to “hold his hand” when he needed her as she had a very busy work schedule at the time
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Ryan Gajewski / E! Online:
Sharon Osbourne Hospitalized After Testing Positive for Coronavirus  —  Sharon Osbourne shared that she recently tested positive for COVID-19 and spent time in the hospital.  Read her post to get her update on husband Ozzy Osbourne.  —  Sharon Osbourne is letting fans know that she was recently hospitalized …
Discussion: Daily Star and Variety
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Chris Pratt's ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Character Star-Lord Is Bisexual and Polyamorous, New Marvel Comic Confirms … Chris Pratt's Guardians of the Galaxy character Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord, is revealed to be both bisexual and polyamorous in a new Marvel comic.
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Russell Myers / Mirror.co.uk:
Meghan Markle sparks royal fury by enlisting Oprah Winfrey to help flog vegan coffee  —  EXCLUSIVE Palace insiders revealed there were “more than a few raised eyebrows” today after it emerged Meghan has ploughed money into the firm Clevr Blends - a startup that makes instant oat-milk lattes
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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
Oprah promotes Meghan Markle's $28 lattes
Discussion: E! Online
Johnni Macke / Us Weekly:
Chrishell Stause and Keo Motsepe Vacation in Mexico With DWTS' Gleb Savchenko and His New Girlfriend Cassie Scerbo … Party of four!  Chrishell Stause and her boyfriend, Keo Motsepe, jetted off to Mexico together on Sunday, December 13, after becoming Instagram official earlier this month.
Discussion: E! Online and People.com
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Entertainment Tonight:
Gleb Savchenko and Cassie Scerbo Are Dating, They Are Just ‘Getting to Know Each Other’ (Exclusive)  —  Looks like Gleb Savchenko is re-entering the dating scene!  —  A source tells ET that the Dancing With the Stars pro has been dating Cassie Scerbo for a few weeks now, and the two are “having a lot of fun together.”
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Los Angeles Times:
Judge freezes assets of famed L.A. lawyer Tom Girardi, citing millions unpaid to clients  —  A federal judge in Chicago has frozen the assets of prominent Los Angeles attorney Thomas Girardi, finding that he misappropriated at least $2 million in client funds that were due to the families …
Discussion: Us Weekly
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TMZ.com:
Erika Jayne's Estranged Husband Has Assets Frozen, Possible Criminal Investigation
Discussion: E! Online and Us Weekly
James Hibberd / EW.com:
Zack Snyder's Justice League might get R-rated theatrical release  —  Snyder says his four-hour superhero epic may get a theatrical release — complete with an F-bomb-dropping Batman.  Plus, the director weighs in on the Warner Bros. 2021 slate controversy.  —  MORE  —  Justice League  —  TYPE
Leah Bitsky / Page Six:
Dakota Johnson wears giant ring: Is she engaged to Chris Martin?  —  Dakota Johnson is fueling rumors that she's engaged to boyfriend Chris Martin after being photographed with a massive emerald ring on her left ring finger.  —  In new images, the 31-year-old actress is seen …
Discussion: Mirror, E! Online, Us Weekly and Just Jared
McKenna Aiello / E! Online:
Cardi B Sends Sexy Birthday Message to “Hubs” Offset One Month After Calling Off Divorce  —  Cardi B and Offset got handsy in a video shared in honor of the rapper's 29th birthday.  See where hip-hop's hottest couple stands now that their marriage is officially back on.
Discussion: FemaleFirst and Us Weekly
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Black Adam’ Finds Its Cyclone with ‘Trinkets’ Star Quintessa Swindell (Exclusive)  —  Dwayne Johnson is starring in the DC-based action-adventure thriller.  —  The Justice Society in New Line and Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam movie is getting hit by a twister.
Just Jared:
‘The Bachelorette’ 2020: Tayshia's Final Four Guys Revealed Ahead of Family Visits  —  We're just one week away from the season finale of The Bachelorette and Tayshia Adams has narrowed down the field to just four final men.  —  In the latest episode of the ABC dating reality series …
Discussion: E! Online
Amanda Devlin / The Sun:
Lord Sugar reveals his brother has died of Coronavirus and says it's a ‘sad day’ for his family  —  LORD Alan Sugar has revealed his sadness as his brother dies from Coronavirus.  —  The 73-year-old Apprentice star paid tribute to Derek as he shared a picture of his sibling with fans.
Discussion: Daily Star
Kate Moss' Sister / TMZ.com:
Kate Moss' Model Sister Apologizes for ‘Super-Spreading COVID’ Video Post  —  CRIED COVID  —  Lottie Moss' joke she and her friends are super-spreading COVID-19 — which they illustrated on camera — didn't score any laughs, and now she's apologizing.  —  The model, Kate Moss' younger sister …
Discussion: Just Jared
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Isobel Hine / Daily Star:   Kate Moss' sister Lottie says she's a ‘Covid super spreader’ as she ‘makes out’ with pal
 
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Vicky Lytaki / The Sun:
Rita Ora jets out of the country for the rest of the year after Covid shame
Discussion: Mirror.co.uk
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Empire’ Spinoff Starring Taraji P. Henson Not Going Forward At Fox, Being Shopped To Hulu & ABC
Discussion: Variety and Just Jared
Vivek Chaudhary / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Zayn Malik's sister's 40-guest wedding to her ex-convict beau was ‘broken up by POLICE’ …
Discussion: Mirror and The Sun
Stephen Wright / Daily Mail:
Prince Andrew's five hours of private time in New York... just as Virginia Roberts flew in to the city
Discussion: Dlisted
TMZ.com:
Will Smith Surprises Cancer-Stricken Teen with PS5, Jason Derulo Helps
Discussion: Daily Mail
 Earlier Picks: 
Dory Jackson / Us Weekly:
Cody Simpson Qualifies for Olympic Swimming Trials — and Michael Phelps Reacts!
Discussion: Perez Hilton
Maria Pasquini / People.com:
Simone Biles Cheers on Boyfriend During NFL Game After He's Promoted from Practice Squad: 'Let's Go'
Discussion: Page Six
New York Times:
Cleveland's Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name
Discussion: Bossip and Associated Press
 

 
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Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
OpenAI and Reddit partner to bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and more via Reddit's Data API, bring new AI tools to Reddit, and make OpenAI a Reddit ad partner

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Memo: Gannett is adding AI-generated summaries to the top of some stories, with a disclaimer at the bottom; some USA Today stories already show the summaries

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