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9:15 PM ET, January 20, 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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ABCNEWS:
Katie Couric to Interview Manti Te'o, Notre Dame Football Star Who Was Victim of Hoax  —  Katie Couric has scored the first on-camera interview with Manti Te'o for her syndicated daytime talk show, “Katie.”  —  Couric will sit down with Te'o and his parents, Brian and Ottilia Te'o …
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
Katie Couric to Interview Manti Te'o  —  1:42 p.m. |  Updated Katie Couric has landed the first television interview with Manti Te'o, the Notre Dame football star who said he was tricked into believing first that he had a girlfriend and then that the girlfriend died of leukemia.  The girlfriend never existed.
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 Speaks — I Knew It Was Crazy, But I'm Innocent
Discussion: Bossip
Zach Johnson / Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber Pulls Down Pants, Moons the Camera  —  Justin Bieber is full of surprises.  On the heels of his recent breakup with Selena Gomez and a headline-making marijuana controversy, the 18-year-old singer showed off his bare butt in an Instagram picture Saturday, Jan. 19.
Discussion: Dlisted, Backseat Cuddler and TODAY.com
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TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber — Victorious in $9 Million Deafening Scream Lawsuit
Discussion: Gossip Cop and PerezHilton
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Daniel Radcliffe Seen Kissing Costar Erin Darke in Sundance  —  On screen, Daniel Radcliffe's playing adult roles now.  But offscreen, he's still a young wizard, conjuring up some magic with his Kill Your Darlings costar Erin Darke - with the two seen sharing a kiss and a cuddle at the Sundance Film Festival Friday.
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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 …
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan — Take Your Plea Deal — AND SHOVE IT!  —  Take Your Plea Deal ...  AND SHOVE IT  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan doesn't care that the prosecutor in her car crash case is willing to let her skate without spending a day in jail ... because she won't plea bargain a case in which she says she's innocent.
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office Report: Arnold Terminated by ‘Mama,’ ‘Zero Dark Thirty’  —  Schwarzenegger's “The Last Stand” flops, while Mark Wahlberg-Russell Crowe thriller “Broken City” likewise struggles; “Silver Linings Playbook” rockets up the chart as it expands nationwide.  —  Hasta la vista, baby.
Discussion: Just Jared
Perez Hilton:
Selena Gomez Covers Her Heartbreak In Concert...With The Help Of Justin Timberlake And Taylor Swift!  —  Show that booty of yours all of you want, Justin Bieber!  —  Because we think it's more than a little CLEAR after last night that Selena Gomez ain't missing that - or anything else about you - AT ALL!
Discussion: TMZ.com
Jade Watkins / Daily Mail:
Back for a nightcap!  Rihanna continues her green streak as she heads back to Chris Brown's house after a night of clubbing together  —  They had partied together at the Emerson nightclub in Hollywood following a night in the studio making music together.  —  And after leaving the venue separately …
Discussion: Hollywood Rag
TMZ.com:
Octomom — Oops, I'm Stripping Again ... Last Time I Swear  —  Oops, I'm Stripping Again ...  (Last Time, I Swear)  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Octomom's 2013 is shaping up a lot like 2012 ... weeks after signing up for welfare (again), the mother of 14 has inked a deal to shake her naked ta-tas (again) — but swears this is the last time.
Discussion: Bossip
 
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