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5:45 PM ET, January 19, 2013

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ESPN:
Manti Te'o denies being part of hoax  —  Manti Te'o denied being part of a hoax involving a relationship with a person online whom he considered his girlfriend, during an interview with ESPN's Jeremy Schaap on Friday night, but did say he “tailored” his stories so people would think he “met her before she passed away.”
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TMZ.com:
Manti Te'o Speaks — I Knew It Was Crazy, But I'm Innocent  —  MANTI TE'O SPEAKS  —  I Knew It Was Crazy ... But  —  I'M INNOCENT  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  Manti Te'o has broken his silence ... admitting he knew having a relationship with a “girlfriend” solely online was “crazy,” …
Discussion: Bossip
ESPN:
Manti Te'o interview highlights  —  The following is an edited transcript of Jeremy Schaap's interview with Manti Te'o.  —  JEREMY SCHAAP: What was your reaction when you saw the story came out on Wednesday?  —  MANTI TE'O: Avoid every piece of technology, don't listen to anything …
TMZ.com:
Manti Te'o — Rebounded with ACTUAL Girl, When Fake Girlfriend ‘Died’  —  Manti Te'o quietly began dating an actual living, breathing female human being ... shortly after he learned “Lennay Kekua” had died from cancer ... and the rebound chick is HOT ... TMZ has learned.
Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip and Bossip
Shelley Smith / ESPN:
Friend: Tuiasosopo admitted to hoax
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Victorious in $9 Million Deafening Scream Lawsuit  —  Victorious in $9 Million  —  Deafening Scream Lawsuit  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Hear ye, hear ye ... Justin Bieber just scored a massive victory in his $9 million legal battle over a woman's busted ear drums, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Gossip Cop
David Zurawik / Baltimore Sun:
Robert F. Chew, who played Proposition Joe on ‘The Wire,’ dead at 52  —  An ‘exceptional actor’ and ‘essential part of community,’ David Simon says  —  Robert F. Chew in 2009 teaching at the Arena Players summer theater program.  Here he leads a rehearsal of “Fame.”
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/Daniel Radcliffe Talks Steamy Gay Sex Scene in Sundance Movie: “It Was Something New”  —  Daniel Radcliffe proves once again that he's put Harry Potter way behind him.  —  In his new indie drama, Kill Your Darlings, he plays the late gay Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in 1944 when a murder brings …
Us Weekly:
LeAnn Rimes Jokes: I Have Sex With Eddie Cibrian “Whenever He Wants It”  —  TMI, LeAnn Rimes!  The country singer got extremely personal with Entertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell in a recent interview about her much talked-about marriage to Eddie Cibrian.  —  PHOTOS: LeAnn and Eddie's road to romance
Discussion: PerezHilton
Andy Campbell / The Huffington Post:
James Deen, Porn Star, Discusses Lindsay Lohan Sex Scene In ‘The Canyons’  —  FOLLOW:  —  Video, Adult Entertainment Expo, The Canyons, Canyons Sex Scene, Canyons Trailer, James Deen, James Deen Canyons, James Deen Lindsay Lohan, James Deen Lindsay Lohan Sex Scene, Lindsay Lohan Canyons, Porn, Weird News
Discussion: Starpulse and hollyscoop.com
The Superficial:
This Is What Jennifer Lawrence's Butt Looks Like  —  Apparently there was some sort of controversy over Jennifer Lawrence telling David Letterman her ass was Photoshopped in a recent bikini photo: … So either in defense of the photo, or to shoot it down, Pacific Coast News released …
Discussion: Hollywoodtuna
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline.com:
Paramount, JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Target Lance Armstrong Cheat Scandal For Pic  —  EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot partners JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk are going to make a movie about the epic rise and fall of doping bicyclist Lance Armstrong.  They've just closed a deal for screen rights …
 
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Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
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Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
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TMZ.com:
Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose — We're NOT Married ... Yet
Discussion: Bossip and Celebrity Baby Scoop
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Discussion: Just Jared
TMZ.com:
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Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
Us Weekly:
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From Mediagazer:

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Interviews with 24 people reveal the tense relationship between President Biden and the New York Times, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a lack of trust

Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate net neutrality rules, expanding government oversight of ISPs and aiming to protect consumer access to the internet

Laura Kukkonen / Columbia Journalism Review:
After a reporter for Aamulehti, Finland's second-largest daily, acknowledged in his autobiography that he fabricated stories, the paper removes 551 articles

 
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