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3:40 PM ET, January 29, 2018

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Michele Amabile Angermiller / Variety:
Grammys So Male?  ‘Women Need to Step Up,’ Says Recording Academy President  —  “Hopefully we'll see Taylor Swift next year,” said show producer Ken Ehrlich.  —  The only woman presented a solo Grammy during the awards telecast on Sunday night?  Alessia Cara, who took home best new artist.
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Why Isn't 2018 Album of the Year Nominee Lorde Performing at the Grammys?  —  For a Grammy nominee who isn't performing at the Grammys, Lorde is certainly owning Grammy Week.  —  On Wednesday night she performed with Jack Antonoff at his fourth annual Ally Coalition benefit at New York's Town Hall …
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TMZ.com:
Lorde Not Performing at Grammys Because She Wasn't Offered Solo Spot - Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes Tight and Together at Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party … STARS AND SCARS  —  YOU BE THE JUDGE  —  1/27/2018 12:53 AM PST  —  Stormy Daniels has taken the media by storm this week …
Discussion: PerezHilton, Stereogum and Page Six
Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed:
Exclusive: Three More Women Are Accusing Jeremy Piven Of Sexual Misconduct  —  Three more women shared their stories about the Entourage actor with BuzzFeed News, bringing the total number of public accusations of sexual misconduct against him to eight.  Piven has denied all the allegations …
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Tom Hanks to Play Mr. Rogers In Biopic ‘You Are My Friend’ (EXCLUSIVE)  —  TriStar Pictures has landed worldwide distribution rights to the Mr. Rogers biopic “You Are My Friend,” with Tom Hanks attached to play the iconic TV personality.  —  “Diary of a Teenage Girl” director Marielle Heller …
Discussion: TV Tattle
People.com:
Katie Holmes and Jamie Foxx Celebrate Together in Rare Appearance Ahead of the Grammys  —  Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes have kept their rumored relationship on the down low for years, but they looked every bit the happy couple at Clive Davis' annual Pre-Grammy Awards Gala.
Discussion: PerezHilton, Cele|bitchy and Dlisted
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TMZ.com:
Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes Tight and Together at Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party
Discussion: Page Six
Fox News:
Joy Villa turns heads with pro-life outfit at the Grammys  —  NEW YORK CITY - Joy Villa turned up at the 60th Grammy Awards in a dress meant to make a statement.  The singer wore a white wedding dress that she hand-painted with the image of a fetus surrounded by a rainbow paired with a purse that read “choose life.”
Discussion: The Wrap, Page Six and AOL
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
In ‘Brave,’ Rose McGowan Exposes Hollywood Exploitation  —  251 pages.  HarperOne/HarperCollins Publishers.  $27.99.  —  If I had read Rose McGowan's new memoir, “Brave,” in a vacuum, absent the feats of investigative reporting that took down the former Miramax head Harvey Weinstein, I would have thought it overwrought and paranoid.
Discussion: Washington Post and PerezHilton
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber's a Little Worried for Alessia Cara After Grammy Win  —  Justin Bieber never won a Grammy for best new artist ... and it sounds like he's glad he didn't.  —  We got the Biebs leaving Mr Chow Sunday night and asked him if he thought winning in that category is a curse.
Michael K / Dlisted:
Hot Slut Of The Day!  —  La LuPone!  —  The roof of Madison Square Garden and millions of wigs are floating through the universe today.  Because Patti LuPone's all-powerful yodels of melodramatic perfection blew off the roof and the wigs of people everywhere.
Discussion: Towleroad and New York Post
Janelle Okwodu / Vogue:
Why Beyoncé's Epic Grammy Awards Look Was Inspired by the Black Panthers  —  Beyoncé is on a roll.  The music legend shut down the Grammys tonight when she arrived midway, joining husband Jay-Z in the audience, and given her gown, it was easy to see why.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
Alexandra King / CNN:
Jay-Z on mending his marriage to Beyoncé: We chose to “break that cycle”  —  (CNN)Hip-hop star Jay-Z talked candidly Saturday about his determination to save his marriage with singer Beyoncé, telling CNN's Van Jones that the couple had chosen to “fight for our love.”
 
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Natalie Abrams / EW.com:
Stana Katic previews new thriller Absentia, opens up about ‘harsh’ Castle exit
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John Koblin / New York Times:
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Discussion: TV Tattle and Variety
Leanne Aciz-Stanton / Us Weekly:
Dane Cook, 45, Gushes Over 19-Year-Old Girlfriend Kelsi Taylor: ‘Simply a Gift’
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
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Discussion: The Hollywood Gossip
Max Berlinger / New York Times:
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Discussion: thecut and Page Six
Karla Rodriguez / Us Weekly:
Janet Jackson Is Not Performing With Justin Timberlake at the Super Bowl
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
TMZ.com:
Disney Star Adam Hicks Allegedly Caught on Video Committing Armed Robbery (UPDATE)
 

 
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