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1:25 PM ET, December 20, 2021

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WLS / ABC7:
Kanye West buys nearly all 4K toys for Englewood toy drive, Chicago alderman says  —  Alderman Stephanie Coleman described Kanye, or Ye, as ‘modern day Santa Claus’ … Kanye buys nearly all 4K toys for Chicago toy drive: alderman  —  CHICAGO (WLS) — Hip-Hop mogul and native Chicagoan Kanye West …
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Ekin Karasin / The Sun:
Kanye West buys 4,000 toys for children in hometown of Chicago after Kim Kardashian's latest dates with Pete Davidson  —  KANYE West bought nearly all 4,000 gifts being handed out at a toy drive in his native Chicago on Sunday.  —  The rapper, 44, was dubbed a “modern-day Santa” …
Discussion: FemaleFirst
Nicholas Rice / People.com:
Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson Enjoy Spider-Man: No Way Home Date Night in Staten Island
Discussion: Suggest, Cele|bitchy and YouTube
Simon Perry / People.com:
Queen Elizabeth May Skip Annual Christmas Trip to Sandringham amid Rise in COVID Cases  —  The Queen, 95, is facing her first Christmas without Prince Philip who died in April  —  Queen Elizabeth, like so many around the world, is facing a difficult holiday decision.
Discussion: Just Jared
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FemaleFirst:
Queen Elizabeth misses church  —  Queen Elizbeth has opted to “cut down” on social interaction ahead of her Christmas celebrations, so did not attend church on Sunday (19.12.21). … Queen Elizabeth missed church on Sunday (19.12.21) to minimise her risks of contracting COVID-19.
Discussion: Celebs
Lauren Larson / Men's Health:
Jacob Elordi Is Young and Talented and Still Figuring It All Out  —  The 24-year-old ‘Euphoria’ actor has a hot show, a new film, and a reputation as a Gen-Z sex symbol.  His star is on the rise, and he's glad.  Kind of.  Maybe.  —  Some guys are method actors.  Jacob Elordi is a method lifter.
Discussion: E! Online and Just Jared
Meredith Nardino / Us Weekly:
Prince William and Duchess Kate Are All Smiles at Annual Royal Variety Performance … Standing ovation!  Prince William and Duchess Kate were dressed to the nines for a charity show in London.  —  Prince William and Duchess Kate's Sweetest Moments With Their Kids
Discussion: FemaleFirst
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Danielle Stacey / HELLO!:
Prince William and Kate Middleton in giggles during glamorous date night
Discussion: Daily Star
Kylie Parham / The Sun:
Christina Aguilera poses NAKED except for leather gloves in sexy photos as she celebrates her 41st birthday  —  CHRISTINA Aguilera ditched her threads for a sexy photoshoot in honor of her 41st birthday.  —  The ‘90s pop sensation recently faced backlash for not speaking out regarding Britney Spears’ conservatorship trial.
Discussion: Page Six and Cosmopolitan
FemaleFirst:
Harry Styles offered 1m for one gig  —  Harry Styles has reportedly been offered £1 million to perform a private gig on New Year's Eve (31.12.21), but has turned down the job. … Harry Styles has been offered £1 million to play a New Year's Eve (31.12.21) concert.
Discussion: E! Online and Daily Star
Samantha Bergeson / E! Online:
Here's Your First Look at the Shocking Real Housewives of New Jersey Trailer  —  Here's your first look at The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 12 trailer.  See Teresa Giudice and Margaret Josephs's explosive fight over Tre's fiancé Luis Ruelas and tons more drama.
Discussion: Just Jared
Helena de Bertodano / Tatler:
Read our full interview with February cover Gugu Mbatha-Raw - star of The Girl Before  —  From Oxfordshire to Hollywood and back again, via Buckingham Palace to meet the Prince of Wales, she's currently lighting up the small screen in the latest BBC thriller.  What's next for Gugu Mbatha-Raw?
Discussion: Just Jared
People.com:
Paul Rudd Joins SNL's Five-Timers Club with Scaled Back Episode as Omicron Variant Nearly Stops the Show  —  On Saturday, PEOPLE'S Sexiest Man Alive closed out Saturday Night Live's year by marking his fifth time hosting the hit NBC sketch comedy show with special guests Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, and more
Discussion: Bustle, The Wrap and Cosmopolitan
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August Brown / Los Angeles Times:
Drakeo the Ruler, who helped define the sound of L.A. hip-hop, dead at 28 in stabbing  —  Drakeo the Ruler, whose surrealist slang made him one of the most original stylists in Los Angeles hip-hop, died Sunday morning from injuries after a stabbing at the Once Upon a Time in L.A. festival.  He was 28.
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FemaleFirst:
Jennifer Lopez is not upset about Ben Affleck's comments on his marriage to Jennifer Garner
Miranda Siwak / Us Weekly:
Hannah Brown's Brother Patrick Is Engaged to Jed Wyatt's Ex Haley Stevens: ‘My Best Friend’
Discussion: Perez Hilton and E! Online
Kasey Broekema / The Sun:
Kendall Jenner stuns as she poses in sexy lingerie in new ad for sister Kourtney Kardashian
Discussion: Page Six
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TMZ.com:
Lil Durk Gets Engaged, Pops Question to India Royale During Concert
Discussion: The Sun, BET and Bossip
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Debuts to Jaw-Dropping $253 Million
HELLO!:
Vogue Williams and Spencer Matthews reveal gender of third baby - EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: FemaleFirst
HELLO!:
JLS's Oritsé Williams announces engagement to Kazz Kumar - EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: FemaleFirst
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered

 
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