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Hey, it's Ali! If you're here, you already know I love everything about radio and I'm lucky enough to get to be an On-Air Personality! :) 

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Game on!

Not only does it appear to be on again between Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth, but it seems like they're picking up right where they left off.

Miley posted a picture of herself on Instagram, supposedly to show off her outfit.  But she's also very clearly showing off the fact that she's wearing her old engagement ring again.  She was also spotted wearing it at JFK airport in New York on Sunday.

Not only are they possibly engaged again, they're also living together.  Miley and some friends brought a U-Haul full of her stuff over to Liam's house in Malibu.

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 Clever picture or back together?

 There's a rumor going around that Leonardo DiCaprio and his ex Rihanna were making out at a Paris nightclub over the weekend.  But it apparently didn't happen.

What did happen is that they ran into each other at the club.  And they said hello and exchanged an innocent kiss on the cheek.  But someone got a picture where it looks like they're making out.

We haven't seen that picture yet, because Leo's people are reportedly trying to keep it from being published using French privacy laws that protect public figures.

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Another celebrity death for 2016...

Glenn Frey of the Eagles passed away yesterday, of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia.  He was 67.  Our thoughts are with the family at this time.

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Finally, Steve opens up about Miss Universe

 Steve Harvey was a mess after botching the Miss Universe pageant last month, and he has both the winner, Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach, and the runner-up, Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez, on his show this week.

Pia will be on today's show, and Ariadna will be on tomorrow. 

  There’s a promo clip that’s been circulating and it seems like Miss Philippines is giving Steve a break.

 In the clip above Pia said,  "Don't beat yourself up for this anymore.  Let's move forward, let's just be happy."  

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Celine is having a tough 2016 so far.

 Celine Dion has suffered another family tragedy: Her brother Daniel Dion has died of cancer, just days after her husband René Angélil passed away from cancer as well.

 Apparently, Daniel suffered from throat and brain cancer and had been battling the disease for years. Of course, our thoughts are with her family at this time.

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 At the Box Office

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" crossed the $1 BILLION mark overseas, giving it $1.9 billion in worldwide box office revenue.  But it dropped to #3 in the U.S., behind "Ride Along 2" and "The Revenant".

Here's the Top 10:

1.  NEW:  "Ride Along 2", $34 million.

2.  "The Revenant", $29.5 million.  Up to $87.7 million in its 4th week.

3.  "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", $25.1 million.  Up to $851.1 million in its 5th week.

4.  NEW:  "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi", $16 million.

5.  "Daddy's Home", $9.3 million.  Up to $129.3 million in its 4th week.

6.  NEW:  "Norm of the North", $6.7 million.

7.  "The Forest", $5.8 million.  Up to $21.1 million in its 2nd week.

8.  "The Big Short", $5.2 million.  Up to $50.5 million in its 6th week.

9.  "Sisters", $4.4 million.  Up to $81.9 million in its 5th week.

10.  "The Hateful Eight", $3.4 million.  Up to $47.6 million in its 4th week.

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Nick, Nick, Nick…

 Yesterday, it broke that Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys has been arrested for misdemeanor battery in Key West. The overall picture of this situation seems to be that Nick and his friend showed up to Hog’s Breath Saloon a little intoxicated around 7pm on Wednesday night. The bartenders wouldn’t serve them, and Nick and his friend got heated and ended up in some kind of scuffle.

 By 8:13pm Wednesday night, Nick and his friend were arrested. Yesterday, Nick appeared in court and when he finally got out, the paparazzi caught up with him. Nick has basically said there’s more to the story and that, “The truth will come out.”

 Watch all the videos HERE.

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Could there BE any worse news?

 Well, the so-called "Friends" reunion is over before it could even happen.  Matthew Perry can't be there because he's in London rehearsing for a play that starts next month.

The phrase "'Friends' reunion" has always been a little misleading anyway.  What this really is, is a two-hour tribute to James Burrows, who's produced and directed tons of shows over the years.

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We lost two more celebrities

 Alan Rickman from “Harry Potter”, “Love Actually”, “Die Hard”, “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” and many more has died after a battle with cancer at the age of 69.  

Celine Dion's husband Rene Angelil also died yesterday after a long battle with throat cancer at the age of 73.  

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Oscar Nominations

Leonardo DiCaprio’s frontier movie "The Revenant" scored the most Oscar nominations, with 12.  "Mad Max: Fury Road" is second with 10."The 88th Academy Awards" will air Sunday, February 28th on ABC, and Chris Rock is hosting. 

For all the nominations go HERE

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They’ll be there for you, just not at the same time!

 It's been over a decade since "Friends" went off the air, and now NBC says all six cast members: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer will participate in a two-hour special to pay tribute to the show's director, James Burrows.

However, it's unlikely they will be doing anything in character and actually, it's unclear whether they're technically "reuniting."

They aren’t sure if logistically they could get all six cast members in the same room to tape at the same time. The special airs on February 21st. 

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 Jimmy is just fine!

 Last year, Jimmy Fallon was a bit clumsy. First, he fell and almost ripped his finger off and then Jimmy cut up his other hand after falling at a party.  All those incidents led to people kind of questioning if he was drinking a bit too much.

Well, an NBC exec says that's bogus and that yes, Jimmy goes out and has fun, but he’s also in the best shape he’s ever been in.

Now this exec did mention that they were worried about Jimmy’s safety because of his accidents, but that’s where the conversation ended.

Plus, if Jimmy was drinking a little too much, NBC probably wouldn't let him feature so many drinking games on his show whether they're using real alcohol or not.

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 Sorry, fans...

 There's not going to be a public memorial for David Bowie or even a private one.  A source says he was already cremated in America, without family or friends present, because that's what he wanted.

 "He would have wanted to just disappear with no fuss, no big show, no fanfare.  This would totally be his style.  His last album 'Blackstar' was very much his goodbye to fans instead."

Another source adds, quote, "The family is extremely private, just like Bowie.  He had a tiny, tiny circle of friends and confidantes."

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It just gets more bizarre every day...

 Making a Murderer is basically inescapable. Every day, there is some new information that gets leaked on the internet that sparks major conversation.

 If you haven’t been paying attention, Making a Murderer is a Netflix docu-series, which tells the story Steven Avery, a man who was wrongfully convicted and served 18 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, was released, and then sentenced to life in prison for murder just two years after his release.

 There was a White House petition. Another documentary. A Seth Meyersrecreation. And now, a Christian rap song.

 But it's not just any rap song. This musical declaration was done by none other than Brad Dassey, the half-brother of Brendan Dassey (Avery's nephew who is also serving life in prison for his alleged involvement with the murder of Teresa Halbach), who defends his family members and criticizes the justice system bar after bar.

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 Jar Jar won’t be back!

 The guy who played Jar Jar Binks in the "Star Wars" prequels wouldn't return to the series, even if he was asked.  Ahmed says, quote, "I think I've done my damage."  He enjoyed everything about the experience at first, but was surprised by the backlash, which he called "painful."

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 Could Sean Penn be in even more trouble?

 Sean Penn travels a lot in the name of his Haitian Relief Organization charity. 

 According to the HRO's 2013 tax return, the charity itself paid $126,000 for travel in a single year, including Sean's first-class flights. The charity says it flew Sean first class because of, "his celebrity status and for consideration of his safety."

 According to tax returns from the last several years, Sean works 10 hours a week as the CEO of his charity, and is NOT paid.

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Charlie Sheen is sober now.

 Charlie Sheen was on "Dr. Oz" yesterday, and said he's completely sober.  Charlie quit drinking the day after his interview with Matt Lauer in November where he revealed that he is HIV-positive.

According to Charlie, he's tried to stop drinking "about 2,000" times over the years, but this time it wasn't hard at all.  He said, "It was like turning off a switch.  I took Valium for a couple of days, and it was done. It just felt so right.  It was such a relief."

"There was a stretch where I didn't drink for 11 years.  No cocaine, no booze for 11 years.  So I know that I have that in me."   

Right now, Charlie's busy getting ready for the work ahead of him, which includes helping find a cure for HIV.  He said he wants his younger kids to be able to see that he did good when they're old enough to Google him.

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 Nick Cannon swears off marriage.

 Nick Cannon was married to Mariah Carey for over six years.  He's single now, and even though he's only 35 years old, he "highly doubts" that he'll ever get married again.

He says, "I feel like marriage isn't for everyone.  A friend of mine put it the funniest way.  He said, 'If you heard that there was a 50/50 chance of living or dying when you jump out of a plane, you probably wouldn't go skydiving.'

"There's like a 50/50 chance of a marriage working.  If it didn't work out for you the first time, and you still survived it, you probably shouldn't do it again."

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 Is this something to be proud of?

 Most of us can’t function in the morning without coffee. Not true for Tom Brady. Tom has gone his entire life without having a cup, not even a sip of coffee his entire life. He says he just never tried it.

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Highlights from the Golden Globes

 Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes again and of course upset the Internet. This time it was jokes about Caitlyn Jenner that people are harping on.

 He said, quote, "I've changed, not as much as Bruce Jenner, obviously."  

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Lady Gaga was probably the most emotional winner of the night.  She thanked a ton of people, but forgot someone important:  her fiancé Taylor Kinney, who was in the audience. Gaga won Best Actress in a Limited Series for "American Horror Story". Watch her acceptance speech HERE

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The best exchange though was between Mel Gibson and Ricky Gervais. Ricky was introducing Mel and made fun of his drinking, alleged misogyny and anti-Semitism.  And Mel joked that seeing Ricky reminds him to get a colonoscopy.

Watch them go back and forth HERE

Check out all the winners at GoldenGlobes.com.

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 We lost a legend.

 David Bowie died unexpectedly yesterday at the age of 69.  He'd had cancer for a while, but kept his illness pretty much a secret.  To the point where David even released a new album on Friday.  The official statement said, quote, "David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer."

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 Again???

 Justin Bieber was apparently booted from some Mayan ruins in Mexico last Thursday for not following the rules and disobeying security.  Rumor is that Justin was drinking beer, climbing fenced-off ruins, mooning people, and insulting the staff.  Justin hasn't commented.

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Halftime is going to be Sasha Fierce!

 We found out a while ago that Coldplay will headline the Super Bowl halftime show, and I’m not sure about you but it just sounded like it needed something else.  

Yes, that’s why Beyonce has officially been tapped to join Colyplay on stage!   It's unclear how much time she'll get, but you'd have to think she'd at least join them for "Hymn on the Weekend" and "Up & Up" from their new album, "A Head Full of Dreams", since she actually appears on those songs.

The rumor about Bruno Mars jumping on stage is also still going around, so that could happen as well, along with another secret guest.

 My connect the dots moment...Considering Bruno played in 2014, Beyonce was 2013, maybe it’s just a theme and the secret guest would be Katy Perry from 2015.

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 Welcome back!

 "Tales from the Crypt" is coming back to TV, but some people aren't excited about it for two specific reasons:  First, it'll be on TNT, not HBO.  And second, M. Night Shyamalan is helping bring it back.

Plus, there’s no word if they're bringing back the Crypt Keeper.

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 Well, it would have been cool….

 Yesterday, I told you Amy Schumer met her hot new boyfriend on a dating app called Bumble. Apparently, that’s not true.

Once the story got out, Amy tweeted, "Please let the record show I have never in my life been on bumble . . . I prefer the old fashioned way #prostitution."

But for the record, she didn't say she didn't meet him on a different dating app.

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Move over Tinder, Bumble is way better!

 For anyone who thinks you can't find a quality match on a dating app, Amy Schumer is proof that’s incorrect. Amy met her new hot boyfriend Ben Hanisch on this app called Bumble. A little background on Ben: He’s a furniture designer from Chicago who used to be a design consultant for HGTV.

Now with Bumble, the idea behind the app is women make the first move.  Which, if you think about it, is very Amy Schumer.  

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 Congrats!

 "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has surpassed "Avatar" to become the highest grossing movie in U.S. history.  "Avatar" made $760.5 million in over seven months, and "Star Wars" passed it yesterday, after just 20 days.

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  Hopefully, this isn’t true!

 This week's "Star" picked up dirt on several celebrities, from their personal assistants. Some of these just seem so unreal. 

Here are some of the highlights:

Lady Gaga is "helpless as a baby" and wakes up assistants in the middle of the night to change DVDs.

Mariah Carey can't operate a microwave, and makes her assistant wash her hair in the shower.

Matthew McConaughey gets "turned on by food."

Kim Kardashian keeps all the fat she's gotten removed in a freezer, in case she wants it injected somewhere else.

Brad Pitt draws poop on everything.

Angelina Jolie forces her staff to watch all her movies, and demands positive feedback.

Christina Aguilera constantly pulls out her hair extensions.

Elton John is so lazy that he asks to be wheeled around everywhere.

Mickey Rourke gives a lot of money to homeless people.

Scarlett Johansson is constantly screaming at her mother.

Jennifer Aniston forces assistants to carry fans around so she doesn’t sweat.

Jamie Dornan needlepoints when he's alone.

Julia Roberts wears her "Pretty Woman" hooker outfit for her husband once a year.

Madonna forces her staff to wipe down every dressing room bathroom with antibacterial wipes before she enters.

Justin Bieber has sex with a lot of his staffers.

Jessica Simpson "acts as if the world is one big open bar."

Selena Gomez  leaves her dirty underwear all over the place.

Sarah Jessica Parker "religiously celebrates the New Moon every month" and believes crystals "will bring her good luck and keep evil spirits away."

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Get well Janet!!

 On Christmas Eve, Janet Jackson announced that she was postponing her Unbreakable Tour, because her doctors told her she had to have surgery soon.

Well, there’s a new rumor going around that her doctor found a growth on her vocal cord and is being tested for cancer.  

 There could be some merit here because in her original announcement, Janet did make it sound like this could be serious.  She said, "Please pray for me, my family and our entire company during this difficult time.  There will be no further comment."

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 Really? There’s no way this was a publicity stunt!

 By now, everyone knows that Steve Harvey screwed up the announcement of the Miss Universe winner, but Steve wants you to know he did take the hosting gig seriously, and it wasn't a publicity stunt.

Apparently, Steve was there for a table read, a full walk through, and a full show dress rehearsal before the big night, and everything.

When asked about the rumor that he messed it up on purpose for a publicity stunt, he said, "You want to do a publicity stunt, you do it yourself.  I'm already famous.  Do you really think I wanted to be famous like this?"

He added, quote, "When I walked off, everything was cool, and then, after that, all hell broke loose. All I heard was people saying, 'That's the wrong name.'  And all I hear is confusion backstage.

"The only regret I have is how this must have made the woman from Colombia feel.  I don't feel sorry for me, I don't feel sorry for the pageant. I felt for her more than me because I haven't been waiting all my life for this moment."

He also said he's tried reaching out to Miss Colombia to apologize to her personally, but her people are NOT returning his calls.

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 Nooooooo!!!

Lena Dunham's HBO show "Girls" is coming to an end after a sixth season.  But the fifth season doesn't even start until next month, so the show won't actually wrap up until sometime next year.

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Engaged or not?

 There’s a rumor flying around that Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris might be talking marriage!! How great would this be? Apparently, the two are already living together are thinking of making it a permanent arrangement.   

"Making it work, despite their huge demanding schedules, and her tour, has proved to both of them that this is something that is serious and that could last.  It's really cemented their commitment to one another."

However, you know how reps like to rain on our parade....Taylor's rep says they're not living together. Boo!

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 More “Star Wars”, already?

 Fandango recently conducted a poll to find which movies people were most excited for in 2016.  Here's the Top 10, with their release dates . . .

1.  "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", December 16th . . . It takes place shortly before the first "Star Wars" movie.

2.  The "Finding Nemo" spin-off "Finding Dory", June 17th

3.  "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice", March 25th

4.  The upcoming, untitled Jason Bourne movie, July 29th

5.  "Captain America: Civil War", May 6th

6.  "Star Trek: Beyond", July 22nd

7.  "Independence Day: Resurgence", June 24th

8.  "X-Men: Apocalypse", May 27th

9.  "Zoolander No. 2", February 12th

10.  "The Jungle Book", April 15th.

The most anticipated actress is Melissa McCarthy in "Ghostbusters".  And the most anticipated actor is Matt Damon in his return as Jason Bourne.  (You can find all the results at Fandango.com.)

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 What does Jake Owen love about touring with Kenny Chesney??

 There’s no doubt that our hometown guy Jake Owen is having a great time opening for Kenny Chesney. He’s talked in the past about how he’s benefiting by getting to bounce song ideas off him, and loves performing in front of Kenny’s huge crowds.

 But what else about that tour could be really cool for Jake?

 Jake said, "I'll gladly go out and tour the country with Kenny anytime.  Plus, he's got a jet.  And I don't.  So every now and then I get a ride home and get home a little quicker than my bus."

Yes, “luxury travel”! Good for Jake. Enjoy those perks!

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Miley + Liam = Loooooooove

 Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth might be back together.  They were spotted smooching and PDA’ing it up with each other at a music festival in Australia yesterday.

 Of course we all remember, Miley and Liam got engaged in 2012, but broke up in 2013 when Miley chopped her hair off.

 (Here are some pics.)

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  Will Smith isn’t happy about this...

 As you probably know, Will Smith is not in the upcoming "Independence Day" sequel, "Independence Day:  Resurgence", and that was his decision.  

So he had to be written out and now we know what happened to him.   

It turns out Will's character, Steven Hiller, is dead.  The story goes that Steven was killed in 2007 while test-piloting a new alien-hybrid fighter.  It's not really a secret.  The info has been sitting all along on the movie's very cool website, WarOf1996.com.

 The site tells you everything you need to know about what's happened since the original alien invasion in 1996.  And if you move the timeline to 2007, you'll see what happened to Hiller.

 Even though Will opted out of the sequel, he's a little down about it.  He said, "I'm going to be sitting around with tears in my eyes when that one comes out. It was terrible when I found out my character died."

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  “It’s not a lie if you believe it!”

 It's been over 16 years since "Seinfeld" went off the air, but we all still love it, especially Australians.

A George Costanza-themed bar opened in Melbourne on New Year's Eve.  It's called George's Bar . Everything is George-themed with menu items like The Art Vandalay, The Summer of George, and the front doors has the quote:  “It's not a lie if you believe it!”

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It finally happened…

 By now, you’ve heard that there’s been a big turning point in all the allegations against Bill Cosby. Yesterday, he was hit with aggravated indecent assault charges from an alleged 2004 incident in Pennsylvania.

 After appearing in court around 2:30pm yesterday, Bill is out on $1 million and is set to appear in court on January 14th. Obviously, this is only the tip of the iceberg with this story, so keep checking for updates HERE. 

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Welcome back!

Teresa Giudice is out of prison and excited to be home with her family!

This video she posted on Bravo’s website is Teresa’s first on-camera appearance since being in prison for the last 11-months. 

 However, the new year will be a little bittersweet for the Giudice family since Joe, Teresa’s husband, will start serving his 41-month sentence in March.

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Who will Harry Styles kiss at midnight???

 Looks like a new celebrity couple is brewing! Kendall Jenner and Harry Styles are definitely ringing in the New Year together. They’re apparently vacationing in Anguilla right now and were spotted yesterday grabbing a bite to eat!

 They could possibly be the prettiest couple to ever exist.

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Puck is in some major trouble…

 Mark Salling who is best known as Puck on Glee was arrested yesterday for allegedly being in possession of child pornography. The Los Angeles Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Unit served a search warrant early Tuesday morning at Salling's home and wahtever they found was enough to take him in.

 Late yesterday afternoon, Mark was bailed out by his family who paid  $2,000 for the $20,000 bail. Mark’s court date is scheduled for January 22nd, 2016.

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 They do it for the kids!

 Last week, I told you Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck were spending Christmas Day together to keep things normal for their kids Seraphina, Violet, and Samuel. Turns out it goes much further than that! After splitting over the summer, Ben and Jen have decided to co-parent and both of them remain in the family house. They both just have their own spaces.

 Apparently, they admit it’s been difficult, but they want to do what’s best for their kids.

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 Random couple alert!

 In some random couple news of the day, Kat Von D and Steve-O are dating!

Rumors started up with some Instagram posts in November, but yesterday Steve-O confirmed it by posting a pic of the pair sharing a smooch and captioned it, “How can I be so lucky?”. How sweet is that!

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The most entertaining moment of 2015 is… what???

 Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb are co-hosting NBC’s A Toast to 2015 on New Year’s Eve, and they seemed to have made an odd choice for most entertaining moment of the year. The ladies picked the Youtube Video, “Pizza Rat”!

 In case you don’t remember, “Pizza Rat” is the video of the rat dragging a pizza slice through a NYC subway.

 Watch HERE

Now the ladies did make more popular choices for music. Kathie Lee picked Adele’s “Hello” as top song for the year, and Hoda picked “Uptown Funk.”

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 Poppy Harlow is just fine!

Yesterday morning, CNN Anchor Poppy Harlow had a scary moment during her broadcast when she passed out on the air. Poppy began slurring her words, and there was a graphic over her, so you couldn’t see Poppy faint, but you could hear the crew reacting.

 Now Poppy is expecting a baby girl this spring, so she went to the hospital to get checked out. Poppy tweeted her thanks to the CNN team and let everyone know that she and her baby girl are in great health.

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 “The Rock” is going home!

 Wrestlemania 32 will have a very special guest this April. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson just announced that he will be making an appearance and wants to set an all-time attendance record in Dallas.

Good luck!