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7:50 PM ET, January 27, 2015

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 Top News: 
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
New All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Cast Chosen  —  The Paul Feig-directed reboot is eyeing a summer shoot in New York.  —  Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy  —  The all-new, all-female Ghostsbusters are here.  —  Melissa McCarthy, who was already in talks for one of the leads …
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Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:   Kim Kardashian Pokes Fun at Her Selfie Obsession in Super Bowl Commercial: Watch It Here!
TMZ.com:
Taylor Swift — Hackers Threaten to Release Nudes  —  HACKERS THREATEN TO RELEASE NUDES  —  BREAKING NEWS  —  11:20 AM PT — Swift just addressed the hack, tweeting, “PS any hackers saying they have ‘nudes’?  Psssh you'd love that wouldn't you!  Have fun photoshopping cause you got NOTHING.”
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six and Gawker
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Sam Biddle / Gawker:
Taylor Swift to Nick Jonas in Alleged Leaked DMs: “Are we bad kids now?”  —  Ever looked God straight in the eye?  Here's the next best thing: the fellow who claims to have broken into Tayla Swift's Twitter account is tweeting what he claims are screenshots of her DMs with the stars.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Tom DeLonge / Facebook:
LETTER TO THE FANS  —  Where to begin?  —  The truth is always a good place.  Let's go there.  —  I love Blink and am incredibly grateful for having it in my life.  It has given me everything.  EVERYTHING.  I started this band, it was in my garage where I dreamed up the mischief.
Discussion: Stereogum and Just Jared
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Allison / Dlisted:
There's A Very Messy, Very Public Fight Between The Members Of Blink-182 Happening Right Now  —  The 17-year-old aspiring dirtbag wannabe skater girl in me just collapsed on the floor and started sobbing into a pile of Dickies pants and baseball raglans and empty tubes of Fudge Paintbox Pretty …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Disney Eyeing Chris Pratt For Indiana Jones Revival  —  EXCLUSIVE: Here's one from the helluva good idea department.  Marvel offerings are soaring, and Star Wars is being reinvigorated by director JJ Abrams.  Now, Disney has just started to turn its attention to reviving the Indiana Jones franchise …
Benedict Cumberbatch / Guardian:
Benedict Cumberbatch apologises after calling black actors ‘coloured’  —  Oscar nominee says he was an ‘idiot’ to use the phrase - ironically in a discussion about the lack of opportunities for non-white actors  —  Benedict Cumberbatch has apologised after referring to black actors as …
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Mara Reinstein / Us Weekly:
Tom Cruise Had Nicole Kidman's Phone Wiretapped and More Revelations in Scientology Doc Going Clear: Review  —  3 stars (out of 4)  —  Because of a certain religion, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's marriage never had a prayer.  —  PHOTOS: Tom Cruise's love life
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
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Charlotte Palermino / Cosmopolitan:
Here's Ron Livingston Holding a “Berger” Breakup Post-It  —  Sex and the City meets Sundance.  —  Ron Livingston, who played Berger on Sex and the City, was at the Sundance Film Festival over the weekend in support of The End of the Tour, which stars Jason Segel as Infinite Jest author David Foster Wallace …
Discussion: Page Six and Gawker
XXL:
2 Chainz Wants To Run For Mayor Of His Hometown  —  2 Chainz revealed to XXL that he has future plans to run for mayor of his hometown, College Park, Ga. This news comes off the heels of his recent on-air argument with Nancy Grace on a hot-topic issue: weed.
Discussion: Music Scene blog
Ryan Love / Digital Spy:
Common, John Legend to perform ‘Glory’ at the Oscars  —  Common and John Legend will perform at next month's Oscars, it has been announced.  —  The Academy has confirmed that the pair will perform ‘Glory’, which is nominated for Original Song.  —  Written by Legend and Common …
Discussion: Associated Press and PerezHilton
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Kristen Stewart Is Taking a Break From Hollywood, Acting: “I Need to Breathe”  —  Give the girl a break.  Kristen Stewart confessed on Live!  With Kelly and Michael on Monday, Jan. 26, that she has been taking a break from Hollywood.  —  “I need to breathe,” confessed the Still Alice actress …
The Wrap:
Liam Hemsworth Eyed to Star in ‘Independence Day’ Sequel (Exclusive)  —  “Hunger Games” star Liam Hemsworth has the offer to star in “Independence Day” sequel “ID Forever,” multiple individuals familiar with the project told TheWrap.  —  A representative for 20th Century Fox had no comment.
TMZ.com:
Kevin Gates — Key Witness in Concert Shooting ... Cops Believe  —  KEY WITNESS IN CONCERT SHOOTING  —  ... Cops Believe  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Police in Kentucky want a sit down with rapper Kevin Gates after a shooting at his concert — a crime they think he can help them solve.
Joel Meares / Daily Life:
Rebel Wilson on success: ‘I worked hard.  I deserve it’  —  Rebel Wilson leans in towards the lens, her bangled hands resting on bent knees, as a photographer's assistant aims a hand-held Makita blower at her face.  The little wind gun throws her platinum hair spectacularly about her head …
Discussion: Us Weekly and PerezHilton
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Nick Jonas Boards Fox's Ryan Murphy Comedy ‘Scream Queens’ (Exclusive)  —  Joining a cast that includes Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin and Ariana Grande.  —  In casting sure to make young fans scream with delight, Fox's horror comedy anthology Scream Queens is adding a Jonas brother to its ranks.
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
HBO Orders Musical Period Drama Pilot From Elton John & ‘True Blood’ Creator  —  HBO has given the greenlight to a pilot for “Virtuoso,” a period drama about musical prodigies from “True Blood” creator Alan Ball, Elton John and David Furnish.  —  Set in 18th century Vienna …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
 
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Rebecca Macatee / E! Online:
NEWS/ Kendall Jenner Goes Braless, Models Sheer Top for Chanel's Paris Fashion Week Show—See the Pic!
Silas Lesnick / ComingSoon.net:
Mission: Impossible 5 to Arrive Five Months Earlier!
Discussion: PerezHilton
Taraisbothered / People.com:
Drew Barrymore: 'I Didn't Really Have Parents'
Jeff Nelson / People.com:
Lindsay Lohan Parties in Paris Days Before Court Date
Discussion: PerezHilton
ELLE UK:
March Cover Revealed: Keira Knightley
Discussion: Us Weekly
TMZ.com:
WNBA Stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson — Say Yes to the Very, Very Tall Dress
Lindsay Kimble / Us Weekly:
Prince Has “Something in the Works” for the Grammy Awards
Discussion: PerezHilton
 Earlier Picks: 
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Fantastic Four Trailer: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell Star in New Marvel Reboot
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Lupita Nyong'o Single Again, Flirty With Jared Leto at SAG Awards 2015 Afterparty: Details
Discussion: Dlisted, Cele|bitchy and Bossip
Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
ABC Orders Crime Thriller From Shonda Rhimes; 1 More Drama & 2 Comedy Pilots
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
KarenCivil.com:
P REIGN BELIEVES 2015 WILL BE “A CRAZY YEAR FOR HIP-HOP”
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Star Wars’ Stand-alone Movie Hiring Oscar-Nominated Writer (Exclusive)
Discussion: Digital Spy
 

 
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”

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

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

 
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