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2:50 PM ET, January 17, 2014

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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Amber Heard, Johnny Depp Are Engaged!  —  Johnny Depp really did put a ring on it!  After Amber Heard was spotted trying to hide some suspiciously flashy bling on her left ring finger earlier this week, fans wondered whether the actress had secretly gotten engaged to her Rum Diaries costar.
TMZ.com:
Shia LaBeouf — Headbutts Guy in London Bar Brawl  —  Shia LaBeouf just headbutted a guy in a bar after what sounds like a nuclear argument over his girlfriend's mom ... and TMZ has the video.  —  At 6 seconds into the clip, you see Shia (wearing a white cap) headbutt a bald guy.
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DRUNKEN APOLOGY AFTER BAR FIGHT  —  Shia LaBeouf was conciliatory and remorseful after he headbutted a guy in a London pub, claiming he's just like the next guy with faults and all, adding, “I'm super normal.”  —  LaBeouf got into a nuclear argument with the other bar patron Thursday night in the London pub, Hobgoblin.
Anya / People.com:
Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani Expecting Third Son  —  Hey, baby: Gwen Stefani is having another boy!  —  The No Doubt frontwoman and her husband, musician Gavin Rossdale, are expecting their third son, Stefani announced Friday on Instagram.  —  “I was ready to hand over the crown …
TMZ.com:
Luke Bryan — Stage Collapses — Crew Injured  —  STAGE COLLAPSES CREW INJURED  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Several stage hands were rushed to the hospital Thursday night after Luke Bryan's Ohio State concert ... after the singer's stage collapsed, TMZ has learned.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Us Weekly
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Chris Pine's Dorky Yearbook Photo Unearthed by Ellen DeGeneres: See It Here  —  Throwback Thursday was an unexpected (and horrifying) surprise for Chris Pine!  The Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit stud stopped by the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday, Jan. 16 and was ambushed by the host …
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Revealed: What REALLY Happened Off Camera At ‘TODAY’, As ‘Furious’ Kate Gosselin ‘Rolled Her Eyes’ In Anger At Twins After Humiliating Interview  —  A furious Kate Gosselin made no secret of her displeasure at twin daughters Mady and Cara after the disastrous interview live on TODAY Thursday during …
Discussion: TMZ.com, Cele|bitchy and Jossip
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TMZ.com:
Failed ‘American Idol’ Contestant — Arrested for Public Masturbation in Slushy Truck  —  If you thought this guy was weird on Wednesday night's “American Idol” premiere, just wait til you get a load of his rap sheet — and we literally mean load — the guy was convicted in 2010 …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Starpulse
Simon Perry / People.com:
Zara Tindall, Prince William's Cousin, Welcomes a Daughter  —  Little Prince George has a new cousin and future playmate, as his godmother Zara Tindall - Prince William's cousin - has given birth.  —  Zara, 32, welcomed a daughter Friday, Buckingham Palace announced.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
NEWS/ Miley Cyrus and Kellan Lutz's “Quick Fling” Is Over: Find Out What Happened  —  Sorry, y'all: Miley Cyrus and Kellan Lutz aren't going to be 2014's power couple.  —  Sources tell E! News exclusively the pair “are not really hanging out anymore” because of “their hectic schedules at the moment.”
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/ Oprah Winfrey: Shooting Lindsay Lohan Series Has “Been Bumpy”  —  As sneak-peek footage of the upcoming Lindsay has already implied, keeping up with Lindsay Lohan hasn't always been easy for OWN.  —  But all is moving forward as scheduled, according to network namesake Oprah Winfrey.
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Rapper Jim Jones Sued — He Stole $200,000 of Our Vampire Money  —  RAPPER JIM JONES SUED  —  HE STOLE $200,000 OF VAMPIRE MONEY  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rapper Jim Jones sucked the life blood out of a vampire flick ... and now the bitter investors have sued Jones claiming he lined his own pockets …
Discussion: Bossip
 
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Patrick Healy / ArtsBeat:
Daniel Radcliffe Returning to Broadway in ‘Cripple of Inishmaan’
Discussion: PerezHilton and The Wrap
In Touch Weekly:
Revealed: Kim Kardashian Feared She Would Be Killed During Racially Charged Run-in With Teen
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Kyle Chandler To Star In Netflix's Thriller Drama Series From Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman, Glenn Kessler & Sony TV
Bill Swift / Egotastic!:
Candice Swanepoel Swanking Sextastic Nipple Slip for Vogue
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Dave Madden Dead: Partridge Family's Reuben Kincaid Dies at 82
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Wonder Woman’ Prequel ‘Amazon’ Dead at CW
Discussion: Digital Spy
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Bob Nelson / CNN:
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline.com:
Olivier Martinez Joins ABC's ‘Revenge’
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Allison Takeda / Us Weekly:
Nick Lachey Replacing Carrie Keagan as Host of VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live
Discussion: Deadline.com
TMZ.com:
Russell Johnson Dead — The Professor From Gilligan's Island Dies at 89
Fox News:
Brandi Glanville says she ‘wanted to be molested as a child’
Discussion: Us Weekly and Gossip Cop
 

 
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at news publishers' conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
Elon Musk says he wants Grok to create news summaries by relying solely on X posts, without looking at article text, and improved story citations are coming

 
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