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1:50 PM ET, January 20, 2015

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Janine Rayford Rubenstein / People.com:
J.K. Simmons to Host Saturday Night Live  —  Live from New York, it's J.K. Simmons!  —  After 20 years as a character actor in films like Juno and on shows like Oz, Simmons is finally hitting it big with the critically acclaimed Whiplash, which just earned him a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Justin Bieber Will Get His Own Comedy Central Roast, Responds to Saturday Night Live Parody  —  Buckle up, Beliebers!  Justin Bieber will be roasted in his very own Comedy Central special, a source confirms to Us Weekly.  —  The world-famous pop star, 20, will be roasted by the network in a March 7 taping, the insider tells Us.
Michael Bircumshaw / AliLarter.com:
It's a girl!  We couldn't be more excited to share news of the arrival of Vivienne Margaret MacArthur on Thursday January 15th 2015.  She came bearing gifts for her brother: Batman sheets and lots of Gummy Bears!!!  7.5 lbs of love.  —  The post It's a Girl! appeared first on AliLarter.com.
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Ali Larter Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Girl Vivienne Margaret With Husband Hayes MacArthur
Discussion: POPSUGAR Celebrity
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Crystal Clarifies Sex on TV Remarks  —  The actor and star of FX's ‘The Comedians’ said his TCA remarks were taken out of context.  —  Billy Crystal clarified remarks he made Sunday at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour that have been taken out of context.
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Jim Halterman / TV Blog:   Billy Crystal on PC Comedy, ‘Soap’ and Clarifies His ‘Too Much for Me’ Comment on TV
TMZ.com:
Beyonce and Jay Z ... We're Done with L.A. ...  For Now  —  ... For Now  —  EXCLUSIVE  —    —  Jay Z and Beyonce have scratched plans to get a wildly expensive pad in L.A. ...  after losing out to an incredibly rich nerd in a ferocious bidding war.
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PerezHilton:
Beyoncé & Jay Z Aren't Making Sunny Los Angeles Home Anytime Soon After This Real Estate Blunder!  —  Well, it looks like Beyoncé and Jay Z aren't making El Lay a forever home for their family!  —  And it's all because some jerk decided to outbid the Carters on a nice mansion in Beverly Hills!
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Elizabeth Olsen, Boyd Holbrook Split, Break Off Engagement After 3-Year Relationship  —  Over and out.  Elizabeth Olsen and her fiancé Boyd Holbrook have split after three years together, a source confirms exclusively to Us Weekly.  —  Their broken engagement news comes after Olsen …
Hollywood Reporter:
'American Sniper's' Fake Baby Mocked by Critics, Moviegoers  —  American Sniper opened to a record $105.3 million over the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend in North America.  In addition to that achievement — as well as its six Oscar nominations, including a best picture mention …
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Kelley Dunlap / BuzzFeed:
Premiere: Charli XCX And Rita Ora Go All Night In “Doing It” Video  —  Charli XCX continues her reign as pop's queen of collaboration with her latest Rita Ora-featuring single, “Doing It.”  —  Atlantic Records  —  “Rita is just someone who I get,” Charli XCX told BuzzFeed News in an email.
Discussion: Stereogum
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Brian Michael Bendis / PlayStation.Blog:
Powers Premieres March 10th, Only on PlayStation  —  Hey PlayStation Nation!  —  Brian Michael Bendis here again, co-creator of the POWERS comic books and executive producer of the show, and I have some big updates from the set of POWERS, the first original live-action series for PlayStation Network.
Discussion: Digital Spy and Deadline
Sydney Morning Herald:
Mortdecai star Johnny Depp says actors making music off the back of movies is ‘sickening’  —  Johnny Depp stars in this comedy about an art dealer, Charles Mortdecai, who searches for a stolen painting that's reportedly linked to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Could Noah Emmerich Reprise His ‘Walking Dead’ Role in Prequel?  —  The star of FX's ‘The Americans’ weighs in.  —  If The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman had the shocking season one finale to do all over again, Noah Emmerich's Edwin Jenner — the Center for Disease Control doc — could still be alive in the zombie drama.
Discussion: Digital Spy
Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Russell Brand defends Bruce Jenner: Stop bullying him  —  Days after an In Touch magazine cover depicted the Olympian as a woman, Russell Brand has come to the defense of Bruce Jenner.  —  “Transphobia seems to be the most recent and encouraged form of prejudice, now that racism and homophobia …
Discussion: PerezHilton
Associated Press:
Tiger Woods' tooth knocked out  —  CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Tiger Woods has another reason not to like cameras — his agent said it cost him a tooth.  —  Woods made a surprise visit to Italy on Monday to watch girlfriend Lindsey Vonn capture her record 63rd World Cup race.
Discussion: Just Jared
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Tiger Woods Was Missing His Front Tooth as He Surprised Girlfriend Lindsey Vonn at Race
PerezHilton:
Quvenzhané Wallis Is Making WAY Less Money Now, Even With Her Bonuses!  —  Looks like this little lady has to climb the ladder again.  —  Quvenzhané Wallis has been big time in Hollywood for awhile now, but after her mega payday for Annie, she's taking a paycut.
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TMZ.com:   ‘Annie’ Star Quvenzhane Wallis — Huge Cut In Her Allowance For Next Flick
 
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Ericraymitchellhl / Hollywood Life:
Kylie Jenner's Living Arrangement At Tyga's House Revealed
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Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
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Chris Soules / People.com:
Chris Soules's Bachelor Blog: 'I Know I've Maybe Kissed More Girls at This Point Than the Average Bachelor'
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Jessa Duggar Takes Part in Pro-Life Rally in Arkansas, Takes “Stand For the Life of the Unborn”
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Madeline Boardman / Us Weekly:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix Sets Will Arnett Comedy ‘Flaked’ for 2016
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Rose Walano / Us Weekly:
Farrah Abraham Fixed Her “Botched” Injected Lips: See the Photo!
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TMZ.com:
August Alsina — Backstage Brawl at Non-Violence Concert (VIDEO)
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Allison / Dlisted:
Martin Lawrence Are Still At It, Recently Had A Romantic Candlelit Dinner
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Snooki's Newlywed Hell!  Star Stuck Home With Kids While Husband Parties In Paradise: ‘They Have Really Bad Arguments’
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From Mediagazer:

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
C-SPAN's own business choices keep the network from being offered on streaming TV platforms like YouTube TV, as it stays reliant on cable and satellite funding

Christi Carras / Los Angeles Times:
LAist initiates a voluntary buyout program for staff to avoid layoffs as it faces a “significant budget shortfall” ranging from $4M-$5M in the next two years

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Memo: Spotify's head of podcast studios Julie McNamara is leaving the company after nearly three years, emphasizing Spotify's reduced ambitions in podcasts

 
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