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10:15 AM ET, January 20, 2018

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Dan Friedman / Mother Jones:
Stormy Daniels Once Claimed She Spanked Donald Trump With a Forbes Magazine  —  At his request. … Last week, the Wall Street Journal triggered a new scandal for President Donald Trump when it reported that his lawyer, Michael Cohen, had paid porn star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet …
TMZ.com:
Ewan McGregor Files for Divorce After 22-Year Marriage  —  Ewan McGregor has filed for divorce from his wife of 22 years.  —  Ewan cites irreconcilable differences as the reason he wants to end his marriage to Eve Mavrakis.  —  McGregor, repped by attorney Fahi Takesh Hallin, wants joint custody of the couple's 3 minor children.
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Andy Halls / Page Six:
Ewan McGregor's teen daughter slams his new relationship  —  Ewan McGregor's 15-year-old daughter has slammed the Hollywood star in a song she wrote and posted online.  —  Esther McGregor pours out her heart while singing “Seeing those pictures, they're making me cry” …
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Name New Baby Girl Chicago  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West chose a very unique name for baby #3 — Chicago ... Kanye's hometown ... but it's a good bet she'll be known by a certain nickname.  —  Kim announced the name on her app by simply posting “Chicago West.”
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Jen Juneau / People.com:
Kanye and Kim Kardashian West Reveal Daughter's Name Is Chicago  —  Chicago West has entered the building.  —  Kim Kardashian West shared the name of her and Kanye West's newborn daughter via her app and website on Friday.  While she didn't explain the reasoning behind the name choice, West, notably, was raised in Chicago.
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Timothée Chalamet Says Contract Blocked Him From Criticizing Woody Allen, Supporting Dylan Farrow.  It Didn't.  —  The “Call Me By Your Name” star features in an upcoming Allen movie, but HuffPost's review of that contract found nothing to prevent him from speaking out.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Oh No They Didn't!
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TMZ.com:
Mike ‘The Situation’ Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud, Judge OKs ‘Jersey Shore’ Trip (UPDATE)  —  10:10 AM PT — Situation's attorneys, Henry E. Klingeman and Kristen M. Santillo, released a statement making a push for leniency in sentencing, saying, “The plea terms call for a balance between punishing …
Discussion: Page Six, People.com, The Wrap and Dlisted
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Jessica Vacco-Bolanos / Us Weekly:   Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion, Judge Grants ‘Jersey Shore’ Reunion Filming
Brooke Mazurek / Billboard:
Lorde on the Historic 2018 Grammys, the #MeToo Movement & Loving Cardi B  —  For a minute, it's easy to forget that Lorde is over 8,600 miles away, at home in New Zealand — an island nation so remote, the sheep-to-human ratio is, famously, 7-to-1.  Before our Skype connection starts failing …
Discussion: Obsev, Daily Mail, Page Six and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Tom Petty's Autopsy, Singer Died from Massive Accidental Drug Overdose (UPDATE)  —  Tom Petty's autopsy results are in, and they show the singer died from an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications.  —  The L.A. County Coroner says a number of Tom's organs failed due to “mixed drug toxicity.”
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Wrap and Stereogum
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Taylor Swift Sends Newlywed Fans Wedding Flowers: ‘Have the Most Magical Day’  —  Taylor Swift gave two of her biggest fans the surprise of a lifetime on Jan. 12, when she sent them flowers and a personalized note to celebrate their wedding day.  —  Alexas Gonzales and Brittany Lewis tied …
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Sharing Salaries: How Actresses Are Fighting Hollywood's Gender Pay Disparity With Transparency  —  Amid the #MeToo movement, women are chipping away at studio leverage and a longtime taboo by talking openly about their pay.  —  Don't ask.  Don't tell.  That has been the Hollywood modus operandi …
Discussion: Dlisted and Cele|bitchy
Christine Burroni / Page Six:
Stars are now slathering themselves with cannabis lotion  —  Forget Advil: Celebrities are rubbing cannabis-infused lotion on their bodies to get through a long day.  —  “Whether they're using it on their feet before they walk down the red carpet [or] whether they use it for joint pain …
Discussion: The Blemish
 
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Chelsea Hirsch / Page Six:
Carrie Underwood shares X-ray of wrist two months after nasty fall
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TMZ.com:
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From Mediagazer:

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO

The New York Times Company:
The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

 
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