The daily gossip: Kris Jenner debuts a fake North West, and more

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last updated 8 January 2015

1. Kris Jenner debuts a fake North West

For anyone who somehow resisted the allure of Kris, a new talk show hosted by Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner, newborn granddaughter North West did not make an appearance — but that didn't stop Jenner from trying to trick everybody into thinking she would show up. "You never know who will stop by our show today!" read a post on the show's official Facebook and Twitter accounts, alongside a picture of Jenner holding a baby. (As it turned out, the baby belonged to one of the show's staffers.) "Let [North West] have her privacy for a little bit," said Jenner, while doing everything she could to ensure that people keep talking about her. [Us Weekly]

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Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.

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