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5:50 PM ET, January 30, 2018

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TMZ.com:
‘Glee’ Star Mark Salling Dead of Apparent Suicide  —  Mark Salling is dead of an apparent suicide, according to law enforcement ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told his body was found near a riverbed in Sunland ... the area where he lived.  We do not yet know the manner of death.
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TMZ.com:
Jane Lynch Reacts to Mark Salling's Death  —  Jane Lynch is clearly struggling with Mark Salling's apparent suicide ... for several complicated reasons.  —  Jane was out in L.A. just a few hours after TMZ broke the story her former “Glee” co-star was found dead.  Police believe he hanged himself.
Discussion: Us Weekly and TV Tattle
GQ:
Quincy Jones Has a Story About That  —  Frank Sinatra.  Michael Jackson.  Ray Charles.  Malcolm X. Elon Musk.  Truman Capote.  Buzz Aldrin.  Prince.  Tupac.  Even Leni Riefenstahl.  Quincy Jones has run with them all.  Chris Heath stays up late with the 84-year-old music legend who has a tale to go with every famous name.
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.
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Grammy Chief Neil Portnow Walks Back ‘Women Need to Step Up’ Comment  —  Recording Academy president/CEO Neil Portnow set off an uproar Sunday night when he said female artists and executives need to “step up” after being asked about the low number of women Grammy winners in 2018.
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 …
TMZ.com:
Nicole Eggert Taped ‘Dr. Oz’ Over Scott Baio Sexual Allegations But Show Was Shelved  —  Nicole Eggert — Taped ‘Dr. Oz’ Over Scott Baio Sexual Allegations Show Was Shelved  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Nicole Eggert will make an appearance on Megyn Kelly's show Tuesday to discuss her allegations …
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Deadline / Page Six:
Scott Baio accuser Nicole Eggert to appear on ‘Megyn Kelly’
Discussion: TMZ.com
Sandra Gomez-Aceves / Hartford Courant:
Host of Home Remodeling TV Shows Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor In Old Lyme  —  A home remodeling star was arrested Monday and charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl at his Old Lyme home in November, state police said.  —  Christopher Dionne, 36, of Village Lane …
Discussion: Fox News, Page Six and AOL
Brittany Talarico / People.com:
Wendy Williams Slams Kim Kardashian's NSFW Photos: ‘Kanye Does Not Pay Attention to You’  —  Kim Kardashian West may give “zero f—” about other people's opinions, but her latest sexy “Bo Derek"-inspired photo spree continues to see backlash.  First, she was called out for cultural appropriation …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Oh No They Didn't!
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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: Page Six, PerezHilton and USA Today
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Hollywood Reporter:
Blake Lively Spy Thriller ‘The Rhythm Section’ Suspends Production (Exclusive)  —  Reed Morano was directing the movie that is now shutting down.  —  The Blake Lively-fronted spy feature The Rhythm Section is being shut down.  —  Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that production has been suspended …
Discussion: People.com, Us Weekly and What's New
Jen Juneau / People.com:
Pregnant Kylie Jenner 'Hasn't Hired a Nanny': She's ‘Worried About New People Around the Baby’  —  Many celebs hire help after having children, but Kylie Jenner may not be one of them.  —  The pregnant makeup mogul and reality star is expecting a daughter in February with her boyfriend, rapper Travis Scott.
Discussion: PerezHilton
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Suits’ Star Patrick J. Adams Opens Up About His Decision to Leave  —  The actor talks exclusively with THR about exiting the USA Network drama after eight seasons.  —  Patrick J. Adams is ready for his next act.  —  After seven seasons on Suits, the SAG Award-nominated actor is officially exiting …
Discussion: Us Weekly and TV Tattle
Alice Newbold / British Vogue:
Gigi And Bella Cover March Vogue  —  GIGI and Bella Hadid are the cover stars of the March 2018 issue of British Vogue.  —  Photographed by Steven Meisel and styled by Joe McKenna, the portraits of the world's pin-ups are the first dual covers of the models' careers.
Discussion: POPSUGAR
 
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TMZ.com:
Adele Dresses Up as Dolly Parton, Dolly Responds
Discussion: Page Six
Ingrid Schmidt / Hollywood Reporter:
Lupita Nyong'o's ‘Black Panther’ Premiere Gown Is ‘Warrior-Inspired’
Discussion: USA Today and Cele|bitchy
Rod McPhee / The Sun:
FOY STORY The Crown's Claire Foy battled eye tumour and arthritis as a teen and almost became …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
Billboard:
Grammys 2018: The Party Diary
Discussion: alloy.com
 Earlier Picks: 
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Grammy Ratings Hit All-Time Demo Low; Draws 19.8M Viewers
Discussion: Dlisted and Full Feed
Janelle Okwodu / Vogue:
Why Beyoncé's Epic Grammy Awards Look Was Inspired by the Black Panthers
Discussion: POPSUGAR
TMZ.com:
Justin Bieber's a Little Worried for Alessia Cara After Grammy Win
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
Fubo cuts ties with WBD after renewal negotiations for their partnership fell through, citing WBD's “abuse of massive market power” as cause for the decision

Karissa Bell / Engadget:
LinkedIn launches three Wordle-style puzzle games: theme-based guessing game Pinpoint, Sudoku and Minesweeper-style crossover Queens, and trivia game Crossclimb

Marko Zivkovic / AppleInsider:
Source: Apple is testing an AI-enabled Safari browser with a Web Eraser feature for better content blocking, AI-powered text summarization, a new UI, and more

 
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