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TMZ.com:
Mama June Threatens TLC With Lawsuit ... We Weren't as Bad as the Duggar Family  —  THREATENS TLC WITH LAWSUIT ...  We Weren't as Bad as the Duggar Family  —  5/22/2015 1:00 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Mama June is so angry TLC has not cancelled “19 Kids and Counting” …
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TMZ.com:
TLC YANKS SHOW FROM TV SCHEDULE  —  TLC has just pulled all airings of “19 Kids and Counting” from its lineup ... TMZ has learned.  —  Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ, the fate of the show is uncertain, but there's now so much heat in the wake of Josh Duggar's molestation confession …
Duggar Family Official / Facebook:
Please read the following messages:  —  From Jim Bob and Michelle:  —  Back 12 years ago our family went through one of the most difficult times of our lives.  When Josh was a young teenager, he made some very bad mistakes and we were shocked.  We had tried to teach him right from wrong.
Discussion: CNN and The Blemish
People.com:
The Duggars Respond to Reports That Josh Duggar Was Accused of Child Molestation  —  In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE, Josh Duggar, his wife Anna, and his parents Jim Bob and Michelle are speaking out in response to reports that Josh was once accused of molesting five underage girls as a teen.
Mike Huckabee / Facebook:
Janet and I want to affirm our support for the Duggar family.  Josh's actions when he was an underage teen are as he described them himself, ‘inexcusable,’ but that doesn't mean ‘unforgivable.’ He and his family dealt with it and were honest and open about it with the victims and the authorities.
Sophie Vokes-Dudgeon / Us Weekly:
TLC Airs 19 Kids and Counting Marathon Amid Josh Duggar Molestation Allegations: Twitter Reactions  —  “Nice Timing,” “Disgraceful” and “Gross.”  That was how Twitter users reacted to TLC's decision to go ahead with their 19 Kids and Counting marathon in the hours that followed Josh Duggar's reaction …
Discussion: The Wrap
Michael Rothman / ABC News:
Josh Duggar Responds to What He Calls ‘Inexcusable’ Actions as a Teenager … Josh Duggar is responding to recent reports that he inappropriately touched minors several years ago, saying he “would do anything to go back to those teen years and take different actions.”
TMZ.com:
Oprah Sent Duggar Family Packing After Molestation Tip  —  SENT DUGGAR FAMILY PACKING  —  After Molestation Tip  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Oprah Winfrey took swift action when her production company got a tip that Josh Duggar had molested young girls, including some of his sisters …
Josh Duggar / In Touch Weekly:
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:   Mama June Threatens to Sue TLC for Airing 19 Kids and Counting Amidst Josh Duggar Molestation Allegations
Robert Kessler / News & Gossip:
Mama June: TLC Should Cancel ‘19 Kids and Counting’ After Josh Dugger's Admission to Molesting His Own Sisters
Discussion: PerezHilton and Page Six
TMZ.com:
Josh Duggar Admits Molestation ... Resigns from Family Research Council
Discussion: kenneth in the and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Josh Duggar — Molestation Investigation Docs to Be Destroyed
Discussion: PerezHilton
Eric Anderson / Access Hollywood:
KIM KARDASHIAN'S MESSAGE TO HER CRITICS: LET'S SEE YOU TRY IT!  —  Kim Kardashian has a message for her critics - let's see you try it!  —  In the final installment of Billy Bush's exclusive interview with Kim, the reality star-turned-mogul talked about dealing with the haters …
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Allison / Dlisted:
Kim Kardashian Helped Konvince Kylie Jenner To Get Lip Injections
Discussion: PerezHilton and E! Online
Eric Anderson / Access Hollywood:
KIM KARDASHIAN EXCLUSIVE: IS SHE WORRIED ABOUT KENDALL & KYLIE?
Perez Hilton:
Taylor Swift Spent $13K On Clothes From A Sex Shop For Her Bad Blood Video!?  Naughty, Naughty!  —  Wholesome Taylor Swift buying clothes from a sex shop?!?!  —  Indeed it is true!  —  But don't get too excited — it was just for her Bad Blood video, where latex outfits were specifically needed …
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Derrick Bryson Taylor / Page Six:
Sex shop lent Taylor Swift $13K in clothes
Discussion: E! Online and The Hollywood Gossip
Extra:
Brody Jenner Breaks His Silence on Dad Bruce's Transition: ‘I Love Him to Death’  —  Brody Jenner is speaking out for the first time since his dad Bruce Jenner's Diane Sawyer special.  —  Brody, who appeared on the special with his brothers, spoke only to “Extra's” Renee Bargh, praising his dad's bravery and saying he is “very proud.”
Discussion: Us Weekly
Stephanieemmapfeffer / People Great Ideas:
Jennifer Lopez's Food Diary: What I Eat in a Day  —  Jennifer Lopez has an amazing body, but she doesn't forego her favorite things to get it.  —  “I don't deprive myself,” says the 5'6″ star, 45.  “But I've learned the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.”  One of her tricks?
Damien Woolnough / Elle:
Nicole Trunfio's ELLE Australia cover  —  Say hello to the new ELLE Australia cover star Zion Clark.  You already know his mother Nicole Trunfio, who appeared in the first issue of ELLE, but this exclusive pairing is a celebration of the Australian supermodel's recent introduction to motherhood.
Dan Thorne / Guinness World Records:
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson sets selfie record with fans at San Andreas premiere in London  —  Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson has set a new Guinness World Records title for the Most self-portrait photographs (selfies) taken in three minutes, at the world premiere of his new film San Andreas at London's Odeon Leicester Square.
Discussion: The Wrap
TMZ.com:
50 Cent Sues Rick Ross — Baby Mama's Sex Tape Was Released by YOU, Not Me  —  50 CENT SUES RICK ROSS  —  Baby Mama's Sex Tape  —  RELEASED BY YOU, NOT ME  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Rick Ross was responsible for blasting the sex tape of his baby mama out to the world ... so claims 50 Cent who is now taking aim at Ross in court.
 
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