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Kylie Jenner shared a collection of photos from her recent baby shower on Instagram, Friday. The series of nine photos showed Jenner rocking a tight long white dress and silver necklace.

Among the photo dump was a new picture of Jenner alongside her mother and grandmother, a shot of the gifts she’s received, and more. 

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Jenner first announced she was pregnant with her and Travis Scott’s second child back in September 2021. Kylie and Travis’ first child, Stormi, is set to turn four years old in February.

Over the New Year’s holiday, Jenner reflected on the “blessings” and “heartaches” that 2021 brought to her and her family.

“As 2022 is approaching I’ve been reflecting on this last year and the blessings that it brought but also the many heartaches it held,” she wrote in a post on social media. “I will never forget this year and all the significant changes it made to my life. I pray this new year is filled with a lot of love for all of you and I hope everyone stays safe and healthy during this time.”

Check out Jenner’s new photos here.

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Martin Shkreli, best known as the “pharma bro” responsible for jacking up the price of and monopolizing the market for a lifesaving drug, has been barred from the pharmaceutical industry for life. He also must return $64.6 million in profits he made from the price gauging.

“Shkreli was no side player in, or a ‘remote, unrelated’ beneficiary of Vyera’s scheme,” U.S. District Judge Denise Cote wrote in her 135-page opinion. “He was the mastermind of its illegal conduct and the person principally responsible for it throughout the years.”

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Shkreli raised the price of Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 per pill after obtaining exclusive rights back in 2015, while CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals.

New York Attorney General Letitia James referenced Shkreli’s purchase of the Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, in her statement responding to the ruling.

“The powerful don’t get to make their own rules, despite Shkreli thinking cash rules everything around him,” James tweeted.

She added: “‘Envy, greed, lust, and hate,’ don’t just ‘separate,’ but they obviously motivated Mr. Shkreli and his partner to illegally jack up the price of a life-saving drug as Americans’ lives hung in the balance. But Americans can rest easy because Martin Shkreli is a pharma bro no more.”

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Kanye West says that he purchased a home next to Kim Kardashian so it’d be easier to stay close with his kids, not to spy on his ex-wife, as he says some media outlets have implied. West discussed his family situation during a new interview with Hollywood Unlocked. 

“My solace comes from seeing my kids and getting a solid schedule,” West explains in a clip from the upcoming interview. “That’s why I even got the house. They flipped it in the media like it was something wrong with me getting a house next to my kids.”

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Ye copped the $4.5 million home back in December 2021. Fans on social media were quick to label the behavior “creepy” and “stalkerish.”

West continues: “It’s nothing where my career, rap, this media, none of that, that’s going to keep me from my children, and that’s what I want everybody to know: Don’t play with me, don’t play with my children, and ain’t no security gonna get between me and my children; and you ain’t finna gaslight me and you ain’t gonna run this narrative on me.”

As for music news, West’s new collaboration with The Game, “Eazy,” is expected to release tonight on Spotify.

Check out Kanye’s explanation for buying the house below.

Snoop Dogg has teamed up with an impressive roster of other creatives throughout his long-spanning career, and now, he can add 48-year-old German-American model Heidi Klum to his list.

As ET Canada reports, the Making the Cut host has teamed up with the California-born rapper for a new song called “Chai Tea with Heidi,” which is said to have been inspired by Rod Stewart’s 1983 hit “Baby Jane.”

If you’re wondering what prompted such an unusual pair of celebrities to come together, the answer is Germany’s Next Top Model. “When we were discussing the title song for the upcoming season of Germany’s Next Top Model, it was suggested perhaps I should record my own song this year,” the mother of four explained.

“I love stepping outside of my comfort zone and challenging myself so it was something I was definitely considering but I knew there was only one person I wanted to sing with.”

Klum went on to explain that she’s a huge fan of the “Gin N Juice” rapper, adding that she “figured [she] needed to go big or go home” with her trip to the studio. “I contacted him about the idea and, to my surprise and delight, he invited me to come to his studio. I love a song that makes people want to dance and have fun… and Snoop helped deliver just that.”

“Sometimes, I need to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming this because it is truly a dream come true.”

Listen to “Chai Tea with Heidi” above and let us know what you think of Snoop Dogg’s latest collaborative venture in the comments.

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