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5:00 PM ET, November 20, 2014

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TMZ.com:
SCARE THE CRAP OUT OF ABC'S AMAS  —  With Their Booty  —  Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Lopez have created excruciating stress on several ABC staffers — the censors who will have their hot little fingers on the button during Sunday's American Music Awards.  —  Our spies tell us …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Bossip and Gawker
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Michael K / Dlisted:   ABC Is Scared Of The Ass-To-Ass Action That JLo And Iggy Azalea Might Bust Out During The AMAs
Kate Aurthur / BuzzFeed:
Here Is How Bill Cosby's Lawyer Is Trying To Discredit Janice Dickinson  —  After the former supermodel accused Cosby of raping her in 1982, his lawyer sent BuzzFeed News a letter calling the claims “false and outlandish.”  —  Entertainment Tonight  —  Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press / MCT
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Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Raven-Symoné shuts down Cosby molestation rumors
Daily Mail:   EXCLUSIVE: ‘I thought Cosby could kill me.’ …
Associated Press:
Affleck: My wife takes on the 'lion's share' of responsibilities  —  Ben Affleck feels more comfortable speaking his mind than pretending to say what people want to hear.  So before receiving his award at Wednesday's Save the Children Illumination Gala, he praised wife Jennifer Garner …
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Candace Amos / Us Weekly:   Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Match in Black Evening Wear at Charity Gala Event: See Pics …
RADAR:
Michael Phelps Sex Scandal: Troubled Olympian's Girlfriend Was Born A Man! … Before he checked into rehab in September, Michael Phelps was having a steamy affair with much older blonde, Taylor Lianne Chandler.  —  But the most shocking aspect of their relationship wasn't the 12-year age difference.
Discussion: thebacklot.com, The Blemish and Gawker
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Aemilia-Madden / POPSUGAR Celebrity:
Taryn Manning's Lawyer Speaks Out Following Her Arrest  —  Taryn Manning was reportedly arrested on Tuesday for violating her restraining order.  However, the Orange Is the New Black star's lawyer said in a statement that Manning was cleared of any wrongdoing and the arrest was later voided.
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Kourtney Kardashian Is Expecting a Christmas Baby, Making Holiday Plans  —  Kourtney Kardashian's third child is due around the Christmas holidays, and the reality TV star isn't taking any chances when it comes to keeping her doctors close at hand!  —  PHOTOS: Kourtney's pregnancy style
Discussion: PerezHilton and Celebrity Scandals
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ABC News:
Entertainment Icon Mike Nichols Has Died at Age 83  —  Mike Nichols, the entertainment icon and husband of ABC News Anchor Diane Sawyer, died suddenly Wednesday at the age of 83.  —  Nichols' death was announced in a statement by ABC News President James Goldston.
Discussion: Dlisted, BuzzFeed, Variety and Defamer
Sophie Schillaci / etonline.com:
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Country Star Ty Herndon Comes Out as Gay  —  After nearly two decades in country music, Ty Herndon is ready to be honest with his fans: He's gay.  —  The country star opens up about his past, present and future in an interview with Entertainment Tonight's Nischelle Turner …
Discussion: Us Weekly
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Penelope Cruz Catwalks To ‘Zoolander 2;’ Will ‘Dumber To’ Empower Silly Sequels?  —  EXCLUSIVE: Penelope Cruz is signing on to star with Ben Stiller in Zoolander 2, the comedy that puts Stiller back behind the camera again, with a Justin Theroux script for Paramount Pictures.
Sophie Schillaci / etonline.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Tina Knowles Spills Solange Wedding Details - And How Beyonce Saved the Day!  —  When Solange tied the knot with her longtime music video director beau Alan Ferguson, the Knowles ladies were right by her side.  —  Now mom Tina Knowles sits down with Entertainment Tonight's Nancy O'Dell …
Discussion: Us Weekly and Just Jared
Jen Heger / RADAR:
Calling It Off?  Khloe Kardashian's Divorce From Lamar Odom Is Headed For Dismissal, Court Documents Reveal … As the one year anniversary of Khloe Kardashian filing for divorce from Lamar Odom approaches on December 13, the reality starlet is hardly any closer to ending her marriage once and for all.
TMZ.com:
‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ — Benzino Fired After Alleged Death Threats  —  ‘LOVE & HIP HOP ATLANTA’  —  BENZINO FIRED  —  After Alleged Death Threats  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Death threats from “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” star Benzino triggered his firing ... so claims Stevie J, but the guy who got the boot says it's a crock.
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Melissa McCarthy, Shawn Levy Teaming On Tinker Bell Pic  —  EXCLUSIVE: Fox is acquiring an untitled Tinker Bell comedy-adventure that will star Melissa McCarthy as the eponymous fairy heroine, with Shawn Levy directing.  The project was hatched with a fresh take on the classic tale by Levy, one that he fleshed out with McCarthy.
Jeremy Gordon / Pitchfork:
Marilyn Manson Denies Involvement in Lana Del Rey Sexual Assault Depiction Footage  —  Update: According to Marilyn Manson's camp, Manson was not involved with the Del Rey scenes.  “Manson did not direct this, shoot it, nor was it for a Marilyn Manson video or outtake footage made by him or to be used …
Discussion: The Superficial, Gawker and Stereogum
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross already trying for a baby  —  Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross have only been married two-and-a-half months, but the couple is already trying to get pregnant.  —  “We're working on it,” Ross, 26, told E! News at the premiere of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1.”
 
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Michael Slezak / TVLine:
Hugh Laurie Lands Veep Role — Could He Be the New Title Character?
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Allison / Dlisted:
Jose Canseco Says His Finger Never Fell Off During A Poker Game And It Was All A Prank
Discussion: TMZ.com
Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/ Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson: It's “an Honor” to be Compared to the Duggars—Watch!
Discussion: PerezHilton
RADAR:
A ‘Mortified’ Tori Spelling Has Filled Out Divorce Papers
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EXCLUSIVE: Keira Knightley Pregnant!
Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Nick Jonas: I'm no longer a virgin
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
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James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Gotham’ scoop: No Harley Quinn this season, but expect ‘prenatal Robin’
Discussion: Digital Spy and The Moviefone Blog
Simon Perry / People.com:
Princess Kate Shows Off Her Royal Baby Bump
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Marvel's ‘Jessica Jones’: Krysten Ritter, Alexandra Daddario, Teresa Palmer, Marin Ireland …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Chris Martin Says Katy Perry, Nirvana, EDM Inspired Coldplay's “A Sky Full of Stars”
TMZ.com:
Jimmy Ruffin — Motown Legend Dead At 78
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