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2:30 PM ET, November 20, 2014

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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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Defiant Bill Cosby Slams ‘Unfair’ Allegations In Audio Response To Rape Scandal: ‘This Is All About Celebrity, Period!’ … Amid the chorus of women who have recently come forward with allegations of sexual assault by Bill Cosby, there has been one voice that has been surprisingly silent — that of the comedian himself.
TMZ.com:
Bill Cosby — Raven Symone Blasts Rape Rumor ... That's Disgusting!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Raven-Symoné shuts down Cosby molestation rumors
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Daily Mail:   EXCLUSIVE: ‘I thought Cosby could kill me.’ …
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: Dlisted, PerezHilton, Bossip and Gawker
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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Daily Mail:
Michael Phelps' self-proclaimed girlfriend, 41, admits she was born a male as she describes …
Discussion: kenneth in the and Bossip
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: BuzzFeed, Dlisted and Defamer
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.
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.
Allison / Dlisted:
Jose Canseco Says His Finger Never Fell Off During A Poker Game And It Was All A Prank  —  On Saturday, Jose Canseco - the human manifestation of the word DURR - made everyone do a quick reach for the brain bleach when he tweeted that the middle finger he accidentally shot off while cleaning …
Discussion: TMZ.com
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.
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Kim Kardashian Reads Explicit Excerpt of Fifty Shades of Grey on Australian Radio: Listen  —  Is there no stopping Kim Kardashian?  Not content with breaking the internet with her infamous, fully nude Paper magazine photos, the reality TV star took on a new challenge on Wednesday, Nov. 19 — to break the radio with an x-rated reading.
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.”
Candace Amos / Us Weekly:
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Match in Black Evening Wear at Charity Gala Event: See Pics of the Hot Couple on the Red Carpet  —  Cute couple alert!  —  Jennifer Garner hosted her annual Save the Children Illumination Gala on Wednesday, Nov. 19, in New York City, and, naturally …
Simon Perry / People.com:
Princess Kate Shows Off Her Royal Baby Bump  —  Pregnant Princess Kate was all smiles - and proudly displaying a proper four-month bump - as she welcomed one of her favorite charities to Kensington Palace Wednesday.  —  Kate, 32, in a peplum top by Hobbs and skirt by one of her favorite designers …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Us Weekly
Lindsey Kupfer / Page Six:
Nick Jonas: I'm no longer a virgin  —  Nick Jonas took that purity ring off for a reason.  —  “Am I still a virgin?  No,” the 22-year-old singer revealed to Wendy Williams on Wednesday.  “I am an adult in all ways and I am comfortable with who I am.”  —  He and brothers Kevin …
RADAR:
A ‘Mortified’ Tori Spelling Has Filled Out Divorce Papers … Hell hath no fury like a Tori Spelling scorned.  —  After snapping at her husband about the kids while cameras rolled, Tori Spelling suddenly came to her senses on an episode set to air Nov 25.  —  “Sorry, I won't talk about things …
PopWatch:
This Week's Cover: The Bellas are back in 'Pitch Perfect 2′  —  This Week's Cover: The Bellas are back in ‘Pitch Perfect 2’  —  SPOILER ALERT: The Barden Bellas have split up.  —  But before you scream “A ca-scuse me?!” it's just a temporary separation.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Celebrity Scandals
 
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Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/ Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson: It's “an Honor” to be Compared to the Duggars—Watch!
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Star:
EXCLUSIVE: Keira Knightley Pregnant!
James Hibberd / Inside TV:
‘Gotham’ scoop: No Harley Quinn this season, but expect ‘prenatal Robin’
Discussion: Digital Spy and The Moviefone Blog
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Marvel's ‘Jessica Jones’: Krysten Ritter, Alexandra Daddario, Teresa Palmer, Marin Ireland …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Daniel Riley / GQ Magazine Online:
Ansel Elgort on His Nerdy Hobby That “Girls Love”
Discussion: Celebrity Scandals
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Chris Martin Says Katy Perry, Nirvana, EDM Inspired Coldplay's “A Sky Full of Stars”
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Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Miss Honduras killed in ‘act of passion,’ police say
Discussion: Sandra Rose
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Did Matt Lauer save Natalie Morales and Willie Geist's jobs?
Discussion: Dlisted and The Wrap
TMZ.com:
Jimmy Ruffin — Motown Legend Dead At 78
Discussion: Stereogum and Bossip
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Ariana Grande, Big Sean Hold Hands in Romantic Grammy Christmas Performance: Photos
Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
Taylor Swift and Harry Styles Are Friends Again After Ugly 2013 Split
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Life with the Kardashians?  I'd rather stay in poverty in Thailand! …
Discussion: The Superficial and The Blemish
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Post.News, the news-focused social platform launched in 2022 that offered micropayments to publishers, is shutting down after failing to grow “fast enough”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav's 2023 compensation package was worth $49.7M, up 26.5% from the year prior, with $23.1M in stock awards

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
Graydon Carter opens a physical store called Air Mail Newsstand in NYC, as an extension of his digital newsletter Air Mail, selling books, magazines, and more

 
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