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TMZ.com:
Kanye West — Taylor Swift Had Heads Up on ‘Sex’ Lyric  —  TAYLOR SWIFT HAD HEADS UP ON SEX LYRIC  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Kanye West personally called Taylor Swift late last month to tell her about a lyric in his song ... “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, I made that bitch famous.”
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Kanye West — I Gave Ray J a Heads Up ... I Rapped About Him Hitting Kim First  —  I Gave Ray J a Heads Up  —  I RAPPED ABOUT HIM HITTING KIM FIRST … Kanye West mocked Ray J during his album release concert Thursday — about both of them having sex with Kim Kardashian …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Bossip
TMZ.com:
Kanye West, Taylor Swift — Each Accuses the Other ... You're a Liar!!!  —  YOU'RE A LIAR  —  Kanye West and Taylor Swift are now at war over one of his new songs, in which he raps, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, I made that bitch famous.”
People.com:
Kanye West Did Not Call Taylor Swift for Approval Over 'B—  ' Lyric, Singer Cautioned Him Against Releasing ‘Strong Misogynistic Message’ Says Spokesperson  —  Taylor Swift was as shocked as her fans were to hear about Kanye West's rap diss.  —  In fact, Swift's spokesperson tells PEOPLE …
Kelly Connolly / EW.com:
Taylor Swift warned Kanye West against ‘strong misogynistic message’ in ‘Famous’  —  UPDATE: Kanye West insists he “did not diss Taylor Swift,” and claims he had her blessing.  More here.  —  EARLIER: Taylor Swift would prefer not to let Kanye West finish this one.
Discussion: The Wrap
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Kanye West is still trashing Taylor Swift
Discussion: X17 Online and TMZ.com
Michael K / Dlisted:
Taylor Swift's Brother Takes The First Slap At Kanye West On Instagram
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
Taylor Swift's Squad and Her Brother Austin Are Pissed at Kanye West's “I Made That Bitch Famous” Diss
Esther Lee / Us Weekly:
Lamar Odom Makes First Official Appearance After Hospitalization, at Kanye West's Yeezy Show: Photos
Discussion: What's New and Bossip
Vogue:
Adele Had Us Long Before “Hello”  —  Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, March 2016 … On a dewy winter's morning in Oxfordshire, the sun is fighting through rain clouds, and a phalanx of industrial heaters is being employed to warm the chilly, cavernous rooms of a poetically crumbling castle …
Chancellor Agard / People.com:
Oatmeal and Salad: Teresa Giudice Describes Her Prison Diet  —  When Teresa Giudice was in prison, the cooks found maggots in the kitchen near the rice.  Naturally, Giudice never wanted to eat rice again, which wasn't a big loss.  —  “I was starting to cut out the carbs, so it worked out anyway …
Discussion: Daily Mail, PerezHilton and Us Weekly
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Corinne Heller / E! Online:
Teresa Giudice Says Daughters Have Been “Attached” to Her Since Prison Release, Prepares for Joe's Incarceration  —  Teresa Giudice is enjoying her time with her husband Joe Giudiceand their four daughters after serving time in federal prison, but the family's reunion is short-lived and bittersweet.
Alanis Morissette:
Souleye + Ever + me +  —  written, recorded and produced in 6 hours on may 22, 2010 with guy sigsworth, on the sly, to surprise Souleye.  Brendan Huza helped tell our story in moving pictures, bringing us up to this sweet moment. may this song take on ever-deepening meaning as each year goes by xoxo
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Cruz Campaign Removes Ad Featuring Softcore Porn Star  —  Amy Lindsay has appeared in films such as Erotic Confessions, Carnal Wishes, Secrets of a Chambermaid, and Insatiable Desires.  “Had the campaign known of her full filmography, we obviously would not have let her appear in the ad,” a Cruz campaign spokesman told BuzzFeed News.
KNXV:
Glendale school shooting: 2 teens shot, killed at Independence High School in ‘isolated incident’  —  GLENDALE, AZ - Two teenagers were found shot and killed at a Glendale high school Friday morning in what police are calling a “tragic situation”.  —  Officer Tracey Breeden said officers responded …
Discussion: Gawker
Charles Manning / Cosmopolitan:
Ciara Reveals What Abstinence With Russell Wilson ~Really~ Means  —  “I'm not gonna lie.  I'm human, so it is not easy.”  —  Ciara and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson started dating last April.  Then, in July, Wilson revealed that the couple had chosen to remain abstinent while dating.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Ruth Styles For / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Singer Ciara says she has ‘serious concerns’ …
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
Jodi Guglielmi / People.com:
Liam Neeson Was ‘Joking’ About Dating ‘Incredibly Famous’ Woman  —  Just kidding!  —  After Liam Neeson told the Irish Independent he was dating an “incredibly famous” woman, fans immediately began speculating whom the high-profile romance could be with.  But it turns out, the actor was just being playful.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Perez Hilton:
Barry Manilow Hospitalized Due To Oral Surgery Complications — Will He Be Able To Perform At The Grammys??  —  Oh no!  —  Earlier this week, Barry Manilow was rushed to the hospital following complications from oral surgery he had done only a handful of days ago.  Yikes!
Discussion: TMZ.com, Page Six and Yahoo Celebrity
Sue the Fury / Watchers on the Wall:
20 new official Game of Thrones photos released from season 6!  —  Isaac Hempstead Wright as Bran Stark and Max von Sydow as the Three-Eyed Raven.  From one of Bran's visions.  Photo credit: Helen Sloan/HBO  —  After a winter's drought of fresh news, HBO today released 20 amazing new official images from Game of Thrones Season 6!
People.com:
DMX Makes First Appearance After Reportedly Nearly Dying of Drug Overdose  —  DMX is on the mend after he reportedly nearly lost his life.  —  On Thursday night, the 45-year-old rapper stepped out in New York City's Meatpacking district.  Bundled up in an oversized coat …
Discussion: PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
to Soaking Up the Spotlight  —  Lamar Odom is getting a massive taste of his old life with Khloe Kardashian as the paparazzi swarm around the “exes” in New York City.  —  This video is remarkable 'cause if you didn't know better, you'd think it was shot 5 or 6 years ago — Khloe and Lamar arm-in-arm …
Discussion: Daily Mail
 
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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

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