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7:50 AM ET, January 26, 2018

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Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Casey Affleck Withdraws From Oscars: Won't Present Best Actress Award  —  EXCLUSIVE: Casey Affleck has withdrawn from presenting the Best Actress Award at the upcoming Oscars, Deadline hears.  He has notified the Academy he will not be attending the event, sources said.
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Gregg Kilday / Hollywood Reporter:
Oscars: Casey Affleck Won't Present Best Actress Award
Discussion: Cele|bitchy
New York Times:
Will the Grammys Have a #MeToo Moment?  —  At the Golden Globes three weeks ago, black dresses on the red carpet helped draw the world's attention to abuses against women.  Can white roses do the same at the Grammys?  —  Beyond the big contests featuring Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars …
Discussion: Stereogum
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Abbyfeiner / Us Weekly:
Jesse Williams and Minka Kelly Split After Several Months Together  —  It's over.  Jesse Williams and Minka Kelly have split after several months of dating, a source tells Us Weekly exclusively.  —  Us exclusively revealed in May that Williams and the Friday Night Lights alum, 37 …
Discussion: Daily Mail and POPSUGAR
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Jess Cohen / E! Online:
Jesse Williams' Ex Says He Violated Custody Order by Introducing Kids to His Girlfriend
Discussion: What's New and Page Six
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
The White House asked to borrow a van Gogh.  The Guggenheim offered a gold toilet instead.  —  The emailed response from the Guggenheim's chief curator to the White House was polite but firm: The museum could not accommodate a request to borrow a painting by Vincent van Gogh for President and Melania Trump's private living quarters.
Discussion: PerezHilton
EW.com:
Charmed reboot gets CW pilot order, adds ‘feminist’ story line  —  The Charmed reboot just landed a pilot order at The CW — plus has some really intriguing new story details.  —  The update the 1998 fan favorite about a trio of sisters who are powerful witches will now have a rather progressive and topical take.
Discussion: The Wrap and TV Tattle
Amber Dowling / Hollywood Reporter:
'The Handmaid's Tale' Enlists Cherry Jones for Pivotal Season 2 Role (Exclusive)  —  “Cherry was my fantasy choice [for the part].  We sent her the script, she wrote a lovely email back and she said yes almost immediately,” star Elisabeth Moss tells THR.  —  Blessed be.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
USA Today:
Country singer Reba McEntire is KFC's newest Col. Sanders  —  The latest celebrity to play KFC's manly Col. Sanders is a woman — and a famous one at that.  —  Grammy-winning country music star Reba McEntire dons the iconic white suit, black string tie, glasses, white wig and, yes …
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
USA Network Scraps Straight-to-Series Drama ‘American Rust’ (Exclusive)  —  Based on Philipp Meyer's book, the drama had trouble finding a leading man.  —  USA Network is no longer moving forward with American Rust.  —  The drama, picked up straight-to-series in November, technically had a cast contingency attached to the order.
Discussion: Variety and TV Tattle
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Married to Medicine's Simone Whitmore Divorcing Husband Cecil After 21 Years: ‘I Am Done’  —  Another Married to Medicine couple are going their separate ways.  —  OBGYN Dr. Simone Whitmore, 50, and her husband Cecil Whitmore, 51, are divorcing, PEOPLE can report exclusively.
Discussion: Bossip and PerezHilton
Entertainment Tonight:
Gal Gadot Opens Up About ‘Wonder Woman’ Oscar Snub, Possibility of Baby No. 3 (Exclusive)  —  Gal Gadot is a total knockout!  —  The 32-year-old actress served up a dose of nighttime elegance at Revlon's Live Boldly Campaign event at the Skylight Modern in New York City on Wednesday …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy, People.com and Full Feed
Karla Rodriguez / Us Weekly:
Beyonce Is a ‘Very Involved’ Mom and Big Sister Blue Ivy ‘Loves the Twins’  —  A loving mother!  Beyoncé has maintained a low profile since welcoming her twins, Rumi and Sir, with husband Jay-Z, last June — and a source tells Us Weekly that the singer is very involved when it comes to raising her kids.
Discussion: PerezHilton and Billboard
TMZ.com:
Harvey Weinstein Sued By Former Assistant Who Claims She Had to Clean Up His Semen (UPDATE)  —  1:48 PM PT — A rep for Weinstein tells us, “Mr. Weinstein categorically denies these claims and his lawyers will respond in the appropriate legal forum with evidence proving they are untrue.”
Discussion: The Blemish, PerezHilton and Page Six
Page Six:
Inside Matt Lauer's whirlwind final days at NBC  —  It was Nov. 23, 2017, the Macy's Thankgiving Day Parade.  Dressed in monochromatic black, a “gray and tired-looking” Matt Lauer was overheard telling a co-worker, “This is going to be my last parade.”  —  The noose was tightening around the neck of the “Today” show host.
Discussion: TV Tattle
 
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TMZ.com:
Taryn Manning Is Pissed About $200 SAG Awards Dress, ‘I Want a Superstar Gown’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Nicole Sands / People.com:
Toni Braxton Says Fellow Lupus Sufferer Selena Gomez Is ‘One of the Bravest Girls I Know’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Natalie Abrams / EW.com:
The Grey's Anatomy spin-off finally has a name!
Discussion: Variety and POPSUGAR
Michelle Kim / Pitchfork:
Nelly Accused of Sexual Assault by 2 More Women
Discussion: Dlisted and Bossip
Bryan Hood / Page Six:
See the first photos of Brie Larson as Captain Marvel
Sara Vilkomerson / EW.com:
Lady Bird soars into the Oscar race: This week's cover
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Jessica Simpson Sued for Posting Paparazzo's Picture of Herself on Instagram
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Page Six:
NBC stunned by how far Megyn Kelly went with Fonda attack
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and TV Tattle
Dave Quinn / People.com:
Kendall Jenner Sits Courtside at Blake Griffin's Game After He Was Spotted with Another Woman
Perez Hilton:
Jessica Chastain Ensured Octavia Spencer Got Equal Pay & More For Their Upcoming Flick Together!
Discussion: Dlisted, Page Six and Associated Press
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: after the Netflix-WBD deal was announced, Larry Ellison called President Trump about how the transaction would hurt competition

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Trump attacks Paramount owners as “no better than the old ownership”, demanding an apology from 60 Minutes and Lesley Stahl for Marjorie Taylor Greene interview

Mark Kennedy / Associated Press:
The Golden Globes' inaugural best podcast award nominations avoided controversy by passing on popular politics-related podcasts and personalities like Joe Rogan

 
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