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4:35 PM ET, January 17, 2013

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Deadspin:
Manti Te'o's Dead Girlfriend, The Most Heartbreaking And Inspirational Story Of The College Football Season, Is A Hoax  —  Notre Dame's Manti Te'o, the stories said, played this season under a terrible burden.  A Mormon linebacker who led his Catholic school's football program back to glory …
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TMZ.com:
Manti Te'o Hoax — All Scams Lead to Ronaiah Tuiasosopo  —  MANTI TE'O HOAX  —  All SCAMS Lead to  —  RONAIAH TUIASOSOPO  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  The Manti Te'o not-really-dead-girlfriend hoax was perpetuated by a man named Ronaiah Tuiasosopo — who served as a representative for the family of the fake …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Kazeem Famuyide / Hip-Hop Wired:
Ruthless: #Teoing Internet Meme Pokes Fun At Manti Te'o [PHOTOS]
TMZ.com:
Manti Te'o — Fake Girlfriend Called Me AFTER Her Supposed Death
Discussion: Bossip
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian to David Letterman: Stop Joking About My Kris Humphries Marriage!  —  Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian on “The Late Show with David Letterman”  —  Kim Kardashian as a great sense of humor, even when it comes to herself — but she's a stickler for facts!
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Sways Universe:
Kim Kardashian Opens Up About Relationship With Beyonce, Pregnancy & Marriage With Kanye …
Discussion: New York Post
Dahvi Shira / People.com:
Kim Kardashian: I Would Love to Be Divorced
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Just Jared
Pauline Phillips / TMZ.com:
DEAD AT 94  —  Pauline Phillips —the woman who founded the “Dear Abby” advice column — died yesterday at the age of 94.  —  A rep for Phillips tells TMZ ... Pauline had been battling Alzheimer's disease.  —  Pauline's daughter, Jeanne — who took over the “Dear Abby” column — says …
X17 Online:
SELENA GOMEZ ON JUSTIN BIEBER PRE-SPLIT: “I'M HAVING FUN”  —  Selena Gomez covers the new issue of Nylon, and while she's single now, she wasn't at the time she gave the interview ... whoops!  —  When asked about on-again/off-again beau Justin Bieber, Selena said, “I'm having fun.
Discussion: omg!
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The Superficial:   ‘Spring Breakers’ Has A Trailer
Britney Spears / TMZ.com:
IN BIDDING WAR!  —  There is a raging war among 3 Las Vegas properties to snag Britney Spears as their headliner ... TMZ has learned.  —  TMZ broke the story last week ... Britney was in serious negotiations with one of the Caesars properties to perform several nights a week on a regular basis …
Justin Ravitz / Us Weekly:
Jenelle Evans Confirms Second Pregnancy, Debuts Baby Bump in Bra  —  Bump alert!  Early Thursday, Jan. 17, Jenelle Evans confirmed the news that she's pregnant with her second child with photographic proof on Instagram.  Clad in a bra and sweatpants, the 21-year-old Teen Mom 2 star posed …
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Danica Davidson / MTV Act Blog:
‘Teen Mom 2’ Jenelle Evans Confirms Second Pregnancy
Discussion: RADAR
TMZ.com:
Barney the Dinosaur — Creator's Son ARRESTED for Attempted Murder  —  BARNEY THE DINOSAUR  —  Creator's Son ARRESTED  —  for Attempted Murder  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  So much for the “happy family” ... 'cause the son of the woman who created “Barney & Friends” has been arrested …
Discussion: Bossip and Gawker
Mark Gray / People.com:
Pawn Stars's Rick Harrison Sets Wedding Date  —  Rick Harrison has gone from pawning to planning.  —  After months of going back and forth, the Pawn Stars ringleader and his fiancée, Deanna Burditt, have finally set a date for their wedding: July 21.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Channing Tatum Shaves His Head Bald, Steps Out With Pregnant Wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum  —  Daddy-to-be Channing Tatum is trying out a new look.  The Magic Mike actor stepped out for a quick bite with wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum in Beverly Hills Wednesday, Jan. 16, and offered a glimpse of his totally bald, shaved head.
Discussion: OK! Magazine and PopSugar
Marisa Meltzer / New York Times:
The ‘Karlie’ Is Turning Heads  —  THE haircut of the year has arrived.  Yes, already.  Vogue is calling it the Chop, others have named it the Karlie, after the model Karlie Kloss.  —  Ms. Kloss, already a fashion world veteran at age 20, cut off about seven inches of her dark hair late last year.
Discussion: Us Weekly
Daily Mail:
Has Taylor Swift had a secret boob job?  Singer's curves spark surgery talk  —  She arrived at the recent People's Choice Awards in a plunging white dress which flashed a good portion of flesh.  —  But new reports are suggesting that Taylor Swift may have undergone some enhancements to her figure of late.
TMZ.com:
Sharon Osbourne — Candle Sets Beverly Hills Home on Fire  —  Candle Sets Bev Hills  —  Home on Fire  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  First Heather Graham ... then Skrillex ... now Sharon Osbourne has fallen victim to the terrifying fire power of CANDLES — after falling asleep last night before extinguishing a candle in her home.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Office’ EP Talks ‘Changing’ Endgame, Returning Cast and the Long Goodbye  —  Reaffirming there are no plans for Steve Carell to come back, showrunner Greg Daniels reveals who fans will see again, details about the documentary crew and that someone is getting canned.
Discussion: MoeJackson
Hollywoodtuna:
Elizabeth Banks In A Super Tight Yellow Dress  —  I've never thought much of Elizabeth Banks, but after seeing these pictures of her in a tight yellow dress on the set of her upcoming movie “Walk Of Shame”, that has changed.  It doesn't take much for me to fall in love with a celebrity as you can see.
Jon Boon / RADAR:
Family Feud!  Jessica Simpson Refuses To Work With Dad Joe On Her New Sitcom  —  Joe Simpson is the executive producer on her daughter Jessica's new TV show, but don't expect the pair to reconcile any time soon.  —  When the singer-turned-actress begins taping scenes for her semi-autobiographical NBC sitcom …
Discussion: PerezHilton
The Superficial:
Lindsay Lohan The Prostitute Tried To Talk S**t On Jennifer Lawrence The Oscar Nominee  —  When Jennifer Lawrence won her Golden Globe for Silver Linings Playbook she joked at the podium, “I beat Meryl!” a line from The First Wives Club which everyone made a big deal about because Meryl Streep's name …
Discussion: Backseat Cuddler and PerezHilton
Fehintola Betiku / Daily Mail:
‘I permed my hair today’: Bradley Cooper makes a not so sexiest man in the world revelation about his locks  —  He's taken the top shot on several lists which source out the members of the male species who are worthy to be called the world's sexiest men.  —  However Bradley Cooper recently …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
 
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Kevin Blair / Starpulse:
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Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
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Discussion: ETonline.com
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
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Joyce Chen / Us Weekly:
Lena Dunham Calls Into Howard Stern's Radio Show: “I'm Not That Fat, Howard”
Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Sexy Victoria's Secret angel Constance Jablonski faces $3.3 million suit for ditching Manhattan …
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
E! Online:
NEWS/Jennifer Aniston to Be New Face of Aveeno Skin Care
Discussion: Celeb Gossip … and PopSugar
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Cele|bitchy:
Melania Trump hawks QVC jewelry line, has a “different romance” with The Donald
Discussion: ETonline.com
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Emmy Rossum works out constantly: ‘I think you should just do something every day’
TMZ.com:
Skrillex Sets Hair on Fire In Birthday Candle Disaster [VIDEO]
Discussion: Gawker
lifeandstylemag.com:
Khloé Kardashian Kicks Lamar Odom Out, Stays at LA Hotel for Week (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
TMZ.com:
Ex-Miss America Ericka Dunlap — Show Producer Moved My Seat Because I'm Black
Discussion: Bossip
Daily Mail:
Disgraced golfer Tiger Woods tries to 'win back ex-wife Elin with a $200 million deal and she says yes! …
Discussion: Bossip
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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