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3:45 PM ET, January 23, 2015

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TMZ.com:
Beyonce Scares the Crap Out of Etsy ... Don't Screw with My Name!  —  Beyonce threatened a company that came perilously close to using her name to hawk mugs ... and guess what you can't buy anymore?  —  Etsy — a craft website that's a cross between eBay and Pinterest — was hawking Feyonce mugs.
Mark Byrne / GQ:
Diplo: The Last Dinosaur  —  Thomas Wesley Pentz, or Diplo as in diplodocus the dinosaur, is far and away the least likely EDM artist to ever face extinction.  Here he talks to us about the music industry, Taylor Swift, and how things have changed in the ten years since he put out his first album
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Hannah Ongley / Styleite:
Willow Smith Wore a Nipple Shirt and the Internet Is Freaking Out  —  Willow Smith is hardly a stranger to controversy.  Between being too smart, too shorn, too pierced, and too friendly with shirtless older males, the internet does not know what to do with her.  Her latest crime?  Being too fashun.
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Kirthana Ramisetti / NY Daily News:
Willow Smith courts controversy with seemingly topless Instagram photo
Discussion: The Blemish
Brett Malec / E! Online:
NEWS/ Gia Giudice Says Mom Teresa Giudice Is “Doing Great” in Prison and “Looks So Amazing!”  Plus Scoop on Her New Music—Watch  —  Gia Giudice is giving fans an update on how her mom Teresa Giudice is doing in prison.  —  “She's doing great,” the 14-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star told E! …
Discussion: Page Six, Gawker and PerezHilton
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Paige Feigenbaum / Access Hollywood:
GIA GIUDICE GIVES UPDATE ON VISITING MOM TERESA GIUDICE IN JAIL
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
Lindsay Lohan Fails Community Service AGAIN ... Jail on the Table  —  FAILS COMMUNITY SERVICE AGAIN  —  Jail on the Table  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Lindsay Lohan will use a mosquito defense when her lawyer goes to court next week to announce her client has failed A SECOND TIME to complete …
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Sean Penn Has Filed to Adopt Fiancee Charlize Theron's Son Jackson and He Wants Even More Kids!  —  First comes engagement, then comes adoption!  Sean Penn has filed to adopt his fiancée Charlize Theron's 3-year-old son Jackson, sources reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Lorien Haynes / Red Online:
Sam Taylor-Johnson: ‘Why I Made 50 Shades Of Grey The Movie’  —  Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Pinterest Share via email Close  —  Red meets the woman behind the year's most hotly anticipated movie, Fifty Shades of Grey, in an exclusive interview....
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Box Office: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Tracking for $45M-Plus Debut
Discussion: PerezHilton and Just Jared
Daily Mail:
Pop princesses Katy Perry, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus lead the glamorous front row crowd at LA fashion awards  —  They're three of the most famous women in the world.  —  And it's a rare occasion that Katy Perry, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus are in the same place at the same time …
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Allison / Dlisted:
Katy Perry Helped TLC Meet Their Kickstarter Goal Of $150,000
Discussion: Bossip and Oh No They Didn't!
Hannah Marriott / Guardian:
Penises on the fashion catwalk - a flesh flash too far?  —  The sight of men's genitals at the Rick Owens' menswear show in Paris on Thursday caused a bit of a stir on the front row  —  xposed nipples?  Naked bottoms?  Bare breasts?  The insouciant editors who sit in the front row …
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Marvel Courting Chiwetel Ejiofor for Leading Role in ‘Doctor Strange’ (Exclusive)  —  Benedict Cumberbatch is starring as the good doctor.  —  Chiwetel Ejiofor  —  Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor could join his first comic book movie.  —  The actor is being courted by Marvel …
Alyssa Toomey / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kristin Cavallari Is Trying to Add Muscle to Her Tiny Frame: “I Can Look Really Skinny, and I Don't Like That”  —  It's no secret that Kristin Cavallari looked insane just two months after giving birth to her second son, Jaxon Wyatt, who is now 8 months old.
Discussion: Page Six, PerezHilton and Us Weekly
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Shaquille O'Neal to Star in Scripted Comedy for TruTV  —  The semi-autobiographical comedy is based on his business empire.  —  TruTV is pushing into scripted fare with former NBA great Shaquille O'Neal.  —  The former All-Star will star in a workplace comedy pilot called Shaq Inq. …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff
Billboard:
Kanye West Plays New Music, Embraces Radio at Industry Event: ‘Of Course I Want to Be on Radio!’  —  Kanye West performs during the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park on August 8, 2014 in San Francisco, California
Discussion: PerezHilton
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
Jennifer Lopez Shows Insane Cleavage, Disses Ex-Boyfriends' Looks on WWHL  —  Sorry Ben Affleck, Marc Anthony and Casper Smart — Jennifer Lopez didn't love you for your looks!  —  PHOTOS: Jennifer and Casper's whirlwind romance  —  The “Booty” singer appeared on Thursday …
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TMZ.com:   Jennifer Lopez — Casper Smart's Dog Escapes ... Attacks Neighbor
Jason Newman / Rolling Stone:
Mike Tyson Talks ‘Intense, Crazy’ Cameo on Madonna's ‘Rebel Heart’ LP  —  When Madonna released the finished track list for her upcoming album Rebel Heart earlier this week, the most conspicuous guest star wasn't Nicki Minaj, Nas or Chance the Rapper.  That distinction fell to Mike Tyson …
Discussion: Digital Spy, TMZ.com and Stereogum
Bruce Horovitz / USA Today:
Super-racy Super Bowl spot for TV in West only  —  Carl's Jr. All-Natural Burger Super Bowl spot Carl's Jr.  —  Perhaps one of the raciest Super Bowl spots, ever, will be seen on Super Bowl Sunday by less than half the country.  —  The regional ad by regional burger chain Carl's Jr. …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Fox News and Just Jared
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Linsey Davis / ABC News:
Carl's Jr. Super Bowl Ad Cooks Up Controversy
Discussion: Us Weekly
 
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Mike Epps — Celebrates Slavery & MLK with Racist Photo
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kanye West: “Not Smiling Makes Me Smile,” Plus Why He Believes Fashion Is God's Work
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Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Pete Wentz Opens Up About 2011 Ashlee Simpson Split, Thought They'd Be Together “Forever”
Daniel Gates / Gossip Cop:
Kristen Stewart Instagram Is FAKE — New Alleged Account NOT Star's (EXCLUSIVE)
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Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Courtney Robertson Dating New Boyfriend Named Adam She Met on Tinder — See His Picture Here!
Allison / Dlisted:
Paula Abdul Got A Job On “So You Think You Can Dance”
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James Franco & Zachary Quinto — Locking Lips And Checking Packages
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Francesca Bacardi / E! Online:
NEWS/ Rachael Leigh Cook and Daniel Gillies Are Expecting Their Second Child!
Rachel McRady / Us Weekly:
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