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10:45 AM ET, January 20, 2017

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Malia Obama at ‘rowdy’ party shut down by cops  —  While the Obamas line up their post-White House plans, we hear that first daughter Malia Obama's already landed a plum gig for sometime in the future — an internship with Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.  —  Sources buzzed about the gig before inaugural weekend.
Discussion: New York Times and AOL
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Abid Rahman / Hollywood Reporter:
Malia Obama to Intern for Harvey Weinstein  —  President Barack Obama's eldest daughter, who previously interned on the HBO show ‘Girls,’ is set to work with the Hollywood superproducer and Democratic donor.  —  President Barack Obama isn't the only member of the family moving to a new role.
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
Miguel Ferrer Dies: ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ & ‘Crossing Jordan’ Star Was 61  —  Miguel Ferrer, who had played Owen Granger on NCIS: Los Angeles since 2012, co-starred with Jill Hennessy on NBC's Crossing Jordan and had a memorable role in the original RoboCop, died today of cancer.  He was 61.
Discussion: TVLine, Variety, Page Six, Daily Mail and AOL
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Pat Saperstein / Variety:
Miguel Ferrer, ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ Actor, Dies at 61  —  Miguel Ferrer, who starred in shows including “NCIS: Los Angeles” and “Crossing Jordan” and voiced the designer of the title character in “RoboCop,” died Thursday of cancer.  He was 61.  —  He also appeared on “Twin Peaks” …
Discussion: What's New
Patrick Gomez / People.com:
Miguel Ferrer, Star of NCIS: Los Angeles and Crossing Jordan, Dies at 61  —  Miguel Ferrer, who starred on NCIS: Los Angeles and Crossing Jordan, has died, PEOPLE confirms.  He was 61.  —  Surrounded by close friends and family, the veteran actor passed away Thursday in his home after a battle with cancer.
Discussion: Full Feed
TMZ.com:
Cuba Gooding Jr. to Wife — Enough Separation, Let's Get Divorced!  —  Cuba Gooding Jr. apparently got tired of living in marital limbo, because he's responded to his wife's petition for separation with a full-on divorce petition.  —  Cuba belatedly filed his response to Sara Gooding's 2014 separation docs.
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Black-Ish’ Spinoff Starring Yara Shahidi In Works At ABC From Kenya Barris & Larry Wilmore  —  EXCLUSIVE UPDATED: ABC is looking to spin off its acclaimed family comedy Black-ish.  I've learned that the network is working with series creator/executive producer Kenya Barris and ABC Studios on the project …
Jess Cagle / EW.com:
This Week's Cover: Inside Ryan Murphy's Feud: Bette and Joan  —  Ryan Murphy's next small screen project stars two of today's greatest actresses as two of Hollywood's most enduring stars.  In the new issue of EW, the creator gives us an exclusive first look at his fascinating, addictive new series …
Discussion: The WOW Report and NYLON
Kathy Campbell / Us Weekly:
'A Dog's Purpose' Premiere and Press Junket Canceled Amid Video Controversy  —  The fallout continues.  Amblin Entertainment, the producer of A Dog's Purpose, announced on Thursday, January 19, that it was canceling the premiere and press junket for the film amid controversy over a video …
TMZ.com:
Directors Guild of America — Someone's Bullying and Threatening Us Over Trump  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Members of the Directors Guild of America who are working on TV coverage of the inauguration and related events tell TMZ they are being threatened by someone who has sent word out to everyone in the org …
Discussion: Variety and The Wrap
Tess Kornfeld / Us Weekly:
Ruby Rose: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me ('I've Had to Get Stitches Six Times!')  —  Ruby Rose, xXx: Return of Xander Cage's Australian sniper badass, goes down under by sharing 25 things you may not know about her in this week's issue of Us Weekly.  Catch Rose, 30, in the new xXx sequel, in theaters January 20.
Nina Bahadur / SELF:
Ariel Winter's Best Role Is Being Herself  —  The most surprising thing I learn about Ariel Winter during our conversation is that she's never ordered anything from Amazon.  Up until that revelation, she's seemed totally normal—or about as normal as you could expect someone so successful to be.
 
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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
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Discussion: Dlisted and The Superficial
Latifah Muhammad / Entertainment Tonight:
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Discussion: Page Six
TMZ.com:
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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”

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

Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:
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