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2:25 PM ET, January 19, 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 …
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Scott Feinberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Rachel Brosnahan Says She Regrets Working With Woody Allen
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and People.com
Emily Marcus / Us Weekly:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Will Honeymoon Somewhere ‘Hot and Sunny’  —  They're in for some royal R&R!  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are already planning their honeymoon, which will follow their nuptials on May 19 at St. George Chapel in Windsor Castle.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
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Emily Marcus / Us Weekly:
Meghan Markle's Bachelorette Party 'Won't Be Wild'
Discussion: What's New and POPSUGAR
Perez Hilton:   Prince William Debuts New Buzz Cut As Brother Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Meet-&-Greet With Adoring Fans In Cardiff!
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.”
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: Daily Mail and PerezHilton
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: Cele|bitchy
Louise Boyle / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Megyn Kelly Today staffer is FIRED after claiming show is ‘toxic and demeaning’, rife with bullying and its two bosses abuse their assistants and ‘scapegoat’ the staff  — Kevin Bleyer was fired as head writer of Megyn Kelly Today earlier this week after making complaints about bullying by its two top bosses
Discussion: PerezHilton, The Wrap, AOL and Page Six
Matthew Belloni / Hollywood Reporter:
Michael Douglas, Alleged Harassment, Media and the #MeToo Moment  —  Editor's column: When Susan Braudy, a well-known journalist and author who was employed by Michael Douglas, came forward to allege that he harassed her and masturbated in her presence, the star chose to go public with the claims …
TMZ.com:
Ex-Disney Star Orlando Brown Arrested, Poses for Epic Mug Shot  —  Ex-Disney star Orlando Brown posed for this incredible mug shot after a family dispute led to cops arresting him for a completely different case.  —  Cops were called to the former “That's So Raven” star's apartment Thursday morning …
Discussion: PerezHilton
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Accusations Of ‘Frat House’ Behavior Trail ‘LA Times’ Publisher's Career  —  The Los Angeles Times has given prominent coverage to recent revelations of sexual harassment of women by prominent men, particularly in entertainment and media.  Yet a review by NPR finds that the newspaper's own CEO and publisher …
Kelsey Hendrix / SI.com:
SURPRISE!  OLIVIA CULPO, HUNTER MCGRADY AND EBONEE DAVIS ARE THE FINAL THREE SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT 2018 ROOKIES  —  Just when you thought the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2018 rookie class couldn't get any better...  Enter Olivia Culpo, Hunter McGrady and Ebonee Davis.
Discussion: POPSUGAR and Bossip
Perez Hilton:
Kim Kardashian & Kris Jenner Come Out On Top In Legal Battle Against Blac Chyna!  —  Blac Chyna is going to need to rethink her strategy!  —  The former Rob & Chyna star has been battling it out in court with Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, and Rob Kardashian over her claims the family put an end to the E! reality show!
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TMZ.com:
Kris Jenner Spends Over $10k at Baby Boutique for Kim and Kanye's New Girl
Discussion: PerezHilton
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Nancy Pelosi is going to be a guest judge on 'RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars'  —  She might be more familiar with democracy, but top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi is soon going to show her expertise on a certain kind of monarchy: The California congresswoman is slated to appear as a guest judge …
Discussion: The WOW Report, AOL and The Wrap
 
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Teresa Roca / RADAR:
Maci Bookout Reveals She Miscarried A Baby Girl
Discussion: PerezHilton and People.com
TMZ.com:
Kim Kardashian Slams Lamar Odom for Visiting Brothels After Khloe Diss
Discussion: X17 Online
Mieka / Dlisted:
Sarah Jessica Parker Still Cannot Let “Sex And The City” Die Already
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TMZ.com:
Katy Perry Habitually Late for ‘American Idol’ Tapings
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Savannah Guthrie Talks Matt Lauer Firing: ‘Something Really Lovely and Positive Has Happened’
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Prince William Debuts Newly Shaved Head
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From Mediagazer:

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

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

 
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