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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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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
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.”
TMZ.com:
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
Mara Siegler / Page Six:
Kanye West is still trashing Taylor Swift  —  Kanye West is not just a rapper married to Kim...  Kanye West isn't finished with his feud with Taylor Swift, whom he famously interrupted at the 2009 MTV VMAs.  —  On his new track “Famous,” West raps, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/ Why?
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 …
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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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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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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!
Jackie Willis / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Nick Jonas and Kate Hudson Enjoy Dinner at Romantic Restaurant in L.A.  —  Kate Hudson and Nick Jonas are sure to reignite romance rumors after being spotted on an intimate, candlelit dinner date.  —  ET has obtained exclusive pics of the 36-year-old actress and 23-year-old singer outside …
Ruth Styles For / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Singer Ciara says she has ‘serious concerns’ about rapper Future's parenting skills - and claims he returned their baby son in dirty clothes, ‘smelling like smoke’ and 'reeking of ‘urine’  — Daily Mail Online has exclusively seen explosive contents of a series of emails that led …
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
 
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