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8:45 PM ET, May 22, 2015

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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: The Blemish and CNN
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
Discussion: The Wrap
Josh Duggar / In Touch Weekly:
Bombshell Duggar Police Report: Jim Bob Duggar Didn't Report Son Josh's Alleged Sex Offenses For More Than a Year
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: World of Wonder and PerezHilton
People.com:
The Duggars Respond to Reports That Josh Duggar Was Accused of Child Molestation
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
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Jana Kramer Marries Michael Caussin: “We Feel Extremely Blessed”  —  Pop the champagne!  Jana Kramer and her football player beau Michael Caussin are married, the couple exclusively confirm to Us Weekly.  The newlyweds said “I do” in Nashville on Friday, May 22.  —  PHOTOS: Celebrity weddings 2015
Discussion: Just Jared
Sierra Marquina / Us Weekly:
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Will Not Return for Netflix's Fuller House, Executive Producer Confirms  —  You don't got it, dude.  Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will not be reprising their shared role as Michelle Tanner in Fuller House after all.  In a statement to Us Weekly, executive producer Robert L. Boyett confirmed the sad news.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Michael B. Jordan / EW.com:
WHY I'M TORCHING THE COLOR LINE  —  When Marvel announced who would be playing The Human Torch in Fantastic Four, the Internet responded.  Now it's Michael B. Jordan's turn.  —  You're not supposed to go on the Internet when you're cast as a superhero.  But after taking on Johnny Storm …
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Yahoo Style:
Katie Holmes on Her Sock Obsession, Rihanna's Style & A 'Dawson's Creek' Reunion Did you know that Katie Holmes got a near-perfect score on her SAT?  Or that her ultimate fashion weakness—ranking up with Yves Saint Laurent and Azzedine Alaia—is...socks!?  In this episode of Style Sessions …
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.
Discussion: Stereogum
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
Dave McNary / Variety:
'Now You See Me 3′ in the Works at Lionsgate  —  Lionsgate has begun developing “Now You See Me 3,″ a year before it releases “Now You See Me 2″ on June 10, 2016, as part of its strategy to focus on franchises.  —  CEO Jon Feltheimer made the disclosure Friday during …
Discussion: I Watch Stuff and Just Jared
Natalie Weiner / Billboard:
Persuasions Say They Weren't Contacted for Jamie xx/Young Thug Sample  —  The Persuasions photographed in London on Oct. 6, 1973.
Discussion: Stereogum
Stephanie Webber / Us Weekly:
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Officiates Surprise Wedding for Fan Nick Mundy: Photos, Video!  —  Do you smell . . . the love?!  —  PHOTOS: Celebrity weddings 2015  —  Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson surprised comedian and superfan Nick Mundy by officiating his wedding during a Miami press junket for San Andreas on Saturday, May 16.
 
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